Category: indigenous knowledge
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Who Is Mapping Kenya’s Hidden Genius?
By Gĩtaũ wa Kũngʼũ The Classroom Where It Began It began in a dusty classroom in Kĩgumo, Mũrang’a County, where the chalk dust had more consistency than some of our national plans. While teaching English and Literature at Ndũgamano Secondary School, I decided to revive the Journalism, Drama, Environment and Music Clubs. What I found…
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Blessed New Month: The Quiet Kikuyu Wisdom of Mworia Nyoni—July
By Gĩtaũ wa Kũngʼũ Thaayũ 🕊️ Welcome to the new month of July, known among my Gĩkũyũ people as Mworia Nyoni—”the month when birds fall,” named after the intense cold of the season. It is also called Mũthaatũ, a reference to the dense fog that veils the landscape and softens the horizon. This is the…