You can also drive through the Plains of Mwea branching east at Makutano, famous for the largest rice irrigation scheme in Eastern Africa, passing numerous communes inhabited by the Kikuyu, majority of whom practise Subsistence farming.

Kerugoya town mostly serves as an urban area to the inhabitants of Kangaita, Kimunye, Kagumo and Karia.

The place was formerly covered with thick bushes and when the whites arrived in the villages, they named the so-called 'Kithaka kiri guoya' (Gichugu Dialect).

[6][7] Kerugoya is the biggest town in Kirinyaga County in terms of area, population, business capacity and amenities.

Milk production in Kirinyaga county is on the rise with many farmers favoring dairy farming for its handsome rewards.

In the year 2014, the cooperative society which is a community-based initiative received Ksh.89 million as payment for milk sold to Brookside company.

[8] When traveling from Nairobi, the capital city, Kerugoya town is easily accessible by use of public service vehicle (Matatu).