Kitui High School is a boys' boarding secondary school in Kitui County and the only national boys' secondary school in the county. It has a population of 1,500 students. It is located about 2 kilometers from Kitui town along the Kitui-Mbusyani road.
History
Kitui School began as an intermediate school in 1908 before changing to a boarding school in 1948.1 The school was by that time known as Campbell Academy. It started offering A-level classes in 1971.
Notable alumni and academicians
- Willy Mutunga, Retired Chief Justice of Kenya
- Kalonzo Musyoka, 10th Vice-President of Kenya
- Makau Mutua, Former Dean of the University of Buffalo Law School
- Ngala Mwendwa, A member of the Kenyan delegation to the 1960 Lancaster House Conference
- Muthomi Njuki, Governor Tharaka Nithi County and former Chuka-Igambang'ombe MP (taught Biology and coached rugby)
- Benjamin Nzimbi, Retired Archbishop and Primate of the Anglican Church of Kenya
References
References
- "Where Dr. Willy Mutunga scored straight 'As'". www.standardmedia.co.ke.
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