Welcome to Tetu Constituency.

Tetu, one of the six constituencies in the former larger Nyeri district, is now a stand- alone district in the heart of the Kenyan highlands of Central province.

The constituency encompasses two administrative divisions i.e. Tetu East and West divisions. It has eight administrative locations and 37 sub-locations. There are six wards in tandem with the former locations: Aguthi, Gaaki, Karundu, Muhoya, Tetu and Thegenge.

The district lies on the feet of the Aberdares ranges and covers a geographical area of approximately 212 sq. kms with an estimated population of 85,000. It has just over 49000 registered voters.

The district has an elaborate distribution of rivers and adequate rainfall. Despite having good arable land -christened “white highlands” during colonial times - the constituency is still relatively under-developed.

The main economic activities include: Dairy, coffee, tea and horticultural farming, in addition to subsistence crop production.

Schools in Tetu district are well distributed and have in the past registered impressive results.

In terms of industries, the district has one tea factory that creates employment for the local population.

There are many challenges but these can be overcome as demonstrated by able leadership and visionary planning and it is just a matter of tapping existing opportunities.

Some of the challenges include: poor roads, high poverty levels and unemployment, inadequate electricity and water distribution, declining education standards, poor cash crop prices, lack of support from other partners especially NGOs, lack of adequate service industries, large administrative area, land scarcity, under development of markets and inadequate urban centers.

The current M P's, Hon. F. T. Nyammo, leadership is committed to overcome these challenges by utilizing existing opportunities such as the good supply of rivers, favorable climate, devolved funds, availability of credit facilities, land for school expansion, a highly educated diaspora as well as free/ subsidized primary and secondary school education.

Though many opportunities exist, so do some threats that the leadership has to deal with at each stage of development. These include: human / wildlife conflict, decreasing water levels, poor governance in schools, youth delinquency and unemployment, drug abuse and the high constituents' expectations of their leaders.