Kibwezi

Kibwezi

Kibwezi is a town in Makueni District, Eastern Province, Kenya.

Kibwezi town is the headquarters of Kibwezi division, one of 15 administrative divisions in Makueni District. The division has a population of 80,236, of whom 4,695 are classified urban. The division has four locations: Kikumbulyu, Kinyambu, Masongaleni and Utithi [Central Bureau of Statistics (Kenya): [http://www.worldbank.org/research/povertymaps/kenya/volume_index.htm Geographic Dimensions of Well-Being in Kenya] ] . Kibwezi town is located within Kikumbulyu location.

Kibwezi is also name for Kibwezi Constituency, the local electoral constituency. Kibwezi town does not seat a local authority but is part of Makueni County Council [Electoral Commission of Kenya: [http://www.eck.or.ke/downloads/pollingcentres.pdf "Registration centres by electoral area and constituency"] ] .

Education

The largest school is the Kibwezi Educational Centre, a partnership between the Presbyterian Church of East Africa (PCEA) and [http://www.burkepreschurch.org Burke Presbyterian Church] (PCUSA).

Religion

There are several religions represented in the town. There is a mosque for the local Muslim community and several churches from varying Christian denominations. The two largest congregations are Catholic and the Presbyterian Church of East Africa (PCEA).

Presbyterian

Kibwezi is defined by the Presbyterian Church of East Africa as an Nendeni Area, a region for church growth. There is one main anchor church located inside the Kibwezi Educational Centre, this has been named the Bethel Church. Furthermore, there are approximately 14 smaller congregations in the surrounding villages near Kibwezi. Rev. Lauden Kangele is the pastor of the Kibwezi Nendeni area. The village churches are served on Sunday by evangelists (not pastors) employed by the Kibwezi Bethel Church. A few of these areas are:
*Kikauni
*Mbui-nzau
*Usalama
*Muusini
*Maikuu
*Misuuni
*Masongaleni
*Kyumnai
*Makindu
*Kisingo
*Kilema

Kibwezi has also other churches e.g the Kenya Assemblies Of God located at Muthaiga estate,the Redeemed Gospel Church also at Muthaiga, the Pentecostal Assemblies Of God and the Full Gospel Churches of Kenya.These Being the Pentecostal Churches Of kibwezi.


Transport

It has a station on the Kenya Railways Corporation system.

The town is located along Nairobi - Mombasa highway. Another Road connects Kibwezi with Kitui.

See also

* Transport in Kenya
* Rail transport in Kenya

References

External links

* [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/KE/3/Kibwezi.html FallingRain - elevation = 913m (Red dots are railways)]
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http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/map/profile/kenya.pdf UN Map]


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