Masii

Masii
Masii
Location of Masii
Coordinates: 1°28′S 37°26′E / 1.47°S 37.43°E / -1.47; 37.43Coordinates: 1°28′S 37°26′E / 1.47°S 37.43°E / -1.47; 37.43
Country  Kenya
County Machakos County
Population
 • Total 2,501 [1]
Time zone UTC+3 (EAT)

Masii is a settlement in Kenya's Machakos County. Myth has it that the settlent got its name from Storkbirds(Ngoto).It was narrated that Masii used to be inhibited by s certain tree Itungi which bears fruits that were a delicasy for this immigrating birds.Masii was their home escaping winter in europe.When humans settled in Masii they cut the Itungi tree to the detriment of the immigrating birds.When they time to land in Masii came the birds found their paradise destroyed and they left wailing thina twooneie masii sii sii(the disaster we faced in Masii) and thus was the birth of the name of the settlement.It also marked they birth of a saying warning people against disaster"be careful not to experience what Ngoto (storkbird) experienced in Masii.

Towns in Machakos County

TownPopulation (2009)Rank in Kenya (Population Size)
Kangundo-Tala218,5579
Machakos150,04113
Athi River139,38015
Kathiani3,365195
Masii2,501211

* 2009 census. Source:[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-07-29. Retrieved 2016-11-11.


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