The Bantu People: The Kenyan Highlands are in the south-central part of Kenya. They are surrounded by dry areas to the south and north, plains that go to Lake Victoria to the west, and the plateau east of Mount Kenya to the east. The Rift Valley divides the Western Highlands, which are mostly home to Southern Nilotic people of the Kalenjin group, from the Central Highlands, which are mostly home to Bantu people like the Igembe, Meru, Tharaka, Chuka, Embu, Mbeere, Kikuyu, and Taita.

The Bantu People: The Kenyan Highlands are in the south-central part of Kenya. They are surrounded by dry areas to the south and north, plains that go to Lake Victoria to the west, and the plateau east of Mount Kenya to the east. The Rift Valley divides the Western Highlands, which are mostly home to Southern Nilotic people of the Kalenjin group, from the Central Highlands, which are mostly home to Bantu people like the Igembe, Meru, Tharaka, Chuka, Embu, Mbeere, Kikuyu, and Taita.

The Nyandarua (Aberdare) Range and Mount Kenya in the west, and the Tana River in the northeast, mark the edges of the Central Highlands. The Taita live in the upland valleys and slopes of the Dawida, Saghala, and Kasigau regions. They grow bananas, sugarcane, and yams in the fertile valley bottoms and raise cattle in the higher areas. 

The Kikuyu live on the ridges of the Central Highlands. They grow perennial crops like arrowroot and sweet potato, and they also raise livestock. The Embu live on the fertile, well-watered slopes of Mount Kenya above 1200 meters, and the Mbeere live in the lower, dry savanna. The Embu live in a good place for intensive agriculture, but the Mbeere raise cattle and grow drought-resistant field crops like maize, millet, and sorghum.