page_title: Gatundu
section_title: Economy
hierarchical_section_title: Gatundu / Economy
caption_attribution_description: English: The new modern Gatundu market
context_page_description: Gatundu is a small town in Kiambu County of Kenya. It is known for the first Kenyan president Jomo Kenyatta who lived about three kilometres away from the town, as well as his son, Uhuru Kenyatta, now the 4th President of Kenya and former Member of Parliament representing Gatundu South Constituency.
  The town is located on a hill surrounded by many farms and residences.
context_section_description: The main economic activity in Gatundu town is trade. Businessmen and businesswomen in this town are engaged in various businesses. A two storey modern market in the town attracts many buyers and sellers from the neighboring villages and towns. There is only one supermarket called Happy Supermarket and several general stores.
  The neighboring villages are agriculturally productive and therefore feed the market with fresh agricultural commodities.
caption: The new modern Gatundu Market
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