Mtito Andei is a popular stopover along the Nairobi-Mombasa highway where travellers take a health break. In the local Kikamba dialect, Mtito Andei means a place of vultures. Subsequent studies have shown that three out of four slaves died before reaching the market where they were to be sold. At that time, Mtito Andei was known for the infamous lions that attacked railway workers - man eaters of Tsavo. Mineral prospectors too have been flocking to Mtito Andei in search of asbestos, magnetite, graphite, magnesite and mica deposits believed to exist in the area.

Source: Standard Digital August 01, 2021 19:02 UTC