Before Kenya's Independence in 1963, Mûkûrwe'inî was referred to as South Tetu Division. It was one of the seven new districts that were created out of the old Nyeri District of Central Province of Kenya.
Before gaining independence in 1963, Mûkûrwe'inî was referred to as South Tetu Division. As part of a larger administrative restructuring, it was created as one of seven new districts emerging from the old Nyeri District within Central Province, Kenya.