Kangema
title: "Kangema" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["murang'a-county", "populated-places-in-central-province-(kenya)"] topic_path: "general/murang-a-county" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kangema" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Kangema |
| pushpin_map | Kenya |
| mapsize | 200px |
| map_caption | Location of Kangema |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_type1 | County |
| subdivision_name | Kenya |
| subdivision_name1 | Muranga County |
| established_title | Town council |
| established_date | 1988 |
| population_as_of | 12000 |
| timezone | EAT |
| utc_offset | +3 |
| coordinates | |
| :: |
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Kangema is a settlement in Muranga County, Kenya. It is the birthplace of James Mwangi, the Group Managing Director and Group Chief Executive Officer of the Equity Group Holdings Limited, the banking conglomerate with the largest customer base on the African continent, in excess of 8 million as of 2014.
Location
Kangema is located approximately 100 km, by road, north of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, and the largest city in that East African country.{{cite web| url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Kenya_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Kangema&toplace=Nairobi%2C%20Kenya%2C&dt1=ChIJvcCnV9CUKBgRcAawHnAfyuU&dt2=ChIJp0lN2HIRLxgRTJKXslQCz_c| title=Travel Distance Between Kangema And Nairobi With Map|date=|accessdate=24 October 2014| publisher=Globefeed.com}} The coordinates of Kangema are:0°41'08.0"S, 36°57'54.0"E (Latitude:-0.685556; Latitude:36.965000).{{cite web| url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/0%C2%B041'08.0%22S+36%C2%B057'54.0%22E/@-0.6855556,36.965,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0| title=Location of Kangema At Google Maps|publisher=Google Maps|date=|accessdate=24 October 2014}}
Points of interest
Equity Bank Kenya maintains a branch in Kangema, so does Kenya Commercial Bank and Family Bank. In Kenya's colonial history, Kangema is famed for the colonial District Commissioner (DC) called Whitney Whittaker (Waitina) who cut the tails of indigenous dogs and castrated Kikuyu men in his jurisdiction.
References
References
- Kwama, Kenneth. (4 December 2013). "Success Story of Equity Bank CEO, James Mwangi". [[The Standard (Kenya)]].
- "Equity Bank of Kenya: Our History". Equity Bank of Kenya.
- "Kihumo kia ritwa ria muthungu wetagwo " Waitina" Kangema".
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