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Thumaita is rural village on the southern slope of Mount Kenya located in the Kirinyaga District, Central Province, of Kenya.
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Thumaita is rural village on the southern slope of Mount Kenya located in the Kirinyaga District, Central Province, of Kenya.
Part of Haron Wachira's 1999 novel Waiting for Darkness [1] is set in Thumaita. [2]
Coordinates: 0°27′S37°22′E / 0.450°S 37.367°E
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