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.
Prior to Kenya's Independence in 1963, Mûkûrwe'inî was designated as South Tetu Division. This division was established alongside six others from the previous Nyeri District within Central Province of Kenya.