Kimilili Community

Kimilili Community Members

Kimilili is a town and area in Kenya‘s Bungoma District. The area is occupied mainly by the Bukusu and Sabaot communities. Its proximity to the fertile slopes of Mt Elgon, on the Kenya–Uganda border, has made it a trading center for agricultural goods and services. The town has an urban population of 10,251^[1].

The surrounding region is mainly farmland, the main cash crops being coffee, maize, beans, sunflower seed and tea.

The main town centre has several economic activities which include retail grocery stores, supermarkets, schools and computer colleges. Kimilili boasts one of the best schools in Kenya, Friends School Kamusinga. Other high schools are Moi girls’ high school Kamusinga, Kimilili boys’ high school, Maeni girls’ secondary school and St. Theresa’s girls’ secondary school. Numerous primary private schools are found, namely PHIM primary school, Shekinah school, Dreamland Education Centre and Farcon academy. Public primary schools are Kimilili R.C. boys’, Kimilili R.C. girls’, Kimilili D.E.B, Kamusinga primary, Khwiroro primary, Bituyu, Buko and Maeni primary schools. Kimilili has a Teachers Training Center (Shima TTC).

There are numerous non-governmental organizations in Kimilili, one organization in particular is the Community Breakthrough Support Mission which is helping the local community uplift their  daily life. Workshops, Gardening, Farming and Building of Schools and many others are the projects created through the efforts of the Community Breakthrough Support Mission together with other non profit organizations in the Kimilili Community.