Tetu, the sleepy sub-county rich in Mau Mau history but lacks banks, colleges

The statue of Dedan Kimathi at Karunaini in Tetu, Nyeri County. [Kibata Kihu, Standard]

At the advent of Western adventurism into central Kenya, Tetu was the gateway through which the white man entered Nyeri County. But nearly 120 years later, the state of the constituency belies its rich history.

Today, Tetu Sub-county is considered one of the smaller administrative units of Nyeri and is governed as part of Nyeri Central, which consists of Nyeri Town Municipality and Tetu.