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Residents feel cheated as officials unveil new Equator town

Morris Gituma a resident of Gatimbi pointing at the sign where the equator line has been presumed to pass through for over 40 years on August 6, 2018. The equator moved exactly one kilometer towards the direction of Meru town. [Olivia Murithi, Standard]

For years, local and international tourists have made stopovers in Gatimbi, Meru County, to 'see' the invisible line that is the Equator.

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