Description
Nyeri finds itself between Mount Kenya and the Aberdare ranges; the Eastern flank of the Great Rift Valley. The Kikuyu, the largest ethnic group in Kenya, call Mount Kenya the ‘Mountain of Whiteness’. The white peaks are thought to be the home, and throne, of the deity ‘Ngai’. Nyeri town is the prime spot for commerce. Coffee and tea farms surround the town and are the most important cash crops in the county. Besides Mount Kenya, the Aberdare National Park attracts a lot of touristic traffic to Nyeri Nyeri is a perfect area to grow coffee. However, it is surprising to see Nyeri coffee volumes drop and quality become scarce in recent years. This applies to Kenya as a whole, as well
