October 4, 1872.
King Constantine visited the Third Town for canal inspection. As the former capital of the East African district during colonial times (Upper Marine District), it remains the second-largest city in Marine Province, second only to the provincial capital and port city of Tanga.
With the Ndebele people being transferred to the Central Province, the digging of the Central Canal has been underway for some time, with Segment One, connecting the Lower Rhine River and Wami River, progressing the fastest.
Segment One of the canal starts at Third Town (Kitong'a), less than eight kilometers from First Town, and ends at Mvome Village on the Wami River.
Since the administrative restructuring of East Africa, Third Town, once on par with First Town, has widened the gap rapidly, and it is likely to become a part of First Town, much like Second Town (Ruvu).
