Mitume Radio

Mitume Radio is the Catholic Diocese of Kitale's community station, broadcasting on 89.7 FM to listeners in Trans Nzoia, West Pokot and parts of the neighbouring counties. Mitume means apostles in Kiswahili, and the station's schedule centres on faith, education and community life.

It is based at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Kitale, according to the diocese's own website. The station operates under the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops' Commission for Social Communications, which links it to Catholic stations elsewhere in the country such as Radio Waumini in Nairobi, Radio Tumaini in Mombasa and Radio Jangwani in Marsabit.

Programming mixes religious, educational and social content. The diocese says the schedule includes live Mass and Vatican News, so listeners can follow both local worship and news from the Holy See. Programme titles on its published schedule, such as Raha Ya Watoto for children and Baraka Za Jumapili on Sundays, are in Kiswahili, which points to Kiswahili as the main broadcast language. The diocese does not state that outright, so treat it as likely rather than certain.

Kitale also has other Christian broadcasters, including Imani Radio on 88.8 FM. Another station, Radio Kisima in Nyamira, uses the same 89.7 figure, but the two are far apart and serve different regions.

In Kitale and Trans Nzoia, tune to 89.7 FM. The station page is at catholickitale.org/mitume, and you can stream Mitume Radio live on this page.