Miharati

Miharati is a location in Kipipiri Division, Kipipiri Constituency, Nyandarua County, Central Province, Kenya. It is situated just below Mount Kipipiri. Miharati borders the following location Wanjohi and Kiambogo to the east, Lereshwa to the west, Githioro to the south and Malewa to the north. It is about 105 km north of Nairobi City and about 538 km from Mombasa.

As u enter miharati town from  njambini--- olkalou highway.The area between the road to  miharati police station n the road entering town n where market start on your left that area had big pyrethrum drying factory. Outside there were very many pyrethrum flower holding troughs before taken in factory for drying.
Miharati
Miharati
Location of Miharati
Coordinates: 0.4°S 36.48°E / -0.4; 36.48
CountryKenya
ProvinceCentral Province
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Near the troughs there was bore hole used to provide water for the factory drier diesel engines n mzungus house which is the current miharati police station. Government constructed police resdentlal houses.water tank reservoir was near health centre but was later pulled down.

MIHARATI -- There being no other major geographical feature that our parents could pronounce easily they opted for miharati.Being kikuyus of old school they were not comfortable pronouncing dalgitt(a supermarket that used to supply goods to white settlers in Kinangop, Wanjohi and Olkalou). The people would often call the place, Daregeti.

MIHARATI YA KWANIKA MAHUA MA MBENIKO.(troughs for drying pyrethrum)

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