Category: Kenya’s History
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Moringa: The Tree That Spoke
We are the Moringa tree. When it’s cold we not only produce more leaves,That conserves by trapping heat from escaping,Embracing the environment with generous warmth. But also we’re the multitalented seed,We heal 300 diseases,But oh humans, Oh some of you humans!Do you…Do you still call yourselves human? Seeing how have chased me,From your diseased splits…
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Mugumo in Motion: Kahumbu Ward’s GenZ Tournament Revives Youth and County Spirit
By Gĩtaũ wa Kũngʼũ Kahumbu Ward, Murang’a County In a whirlwind of dust, determination, and dancing dreams, the GenZ Football Tournament lit up Mugumoini Playground this past Sunday with the vivacity stirring lax young football talents and summoned history at the same time. Beneath the symbolic shadow of Mugumo, the sacred fig tree of the…
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Cry for Justice
Poet: Rhoda Wambui The pain of a father, crying for justice can be seen ,The injustice done by the unjust to cover the cruelty,While their faces show no concern nor repentance ,Their mouths open and spit lies like we were fools,Who never understood the sarcasm in their tone.They say he killed himself,but they know it’s…
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Honia: The Befitting Tribute to Prof. Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, the River That Heals
By Gĩtaũ wa Kũng’ũ (profgitauwakungu@gmail.com) Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o was more than a writer—he was a revolutionary thinker, a Dreamweaver, a prophet whose resistance, exile, and defiance against linguistic imperialism became a guiding light for African generations reclaiming their lost heritage. His work sought to free African minds from colonial chains, advocating for linguistic sovereignty to…
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Thĩĩna Unbound: Cuscuta kilimanjari’s Poverty Healing and Resilience Spreading Aspects.
Gĩtaũ wa Kũng’ũ writes✍🏾 I was now scaling the steep Warũhiti hill from Kangiri Coffee Farmers Cooperative Society to Kĩgumo township via Nyoka Nyoka Road – whose name seems to slither off the tongue with the promise of serpentine adventures. Warũhiti hill gets its name from the Gĩkũyũ name for hyena, also called Wamũtĩrĩ. True…
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Sustainable Reforms in UHC Implementation That Will Step up Kenya’s Macroeconomic Development.
Episode 01A41224 Written by Gitau wa Kung’u (julikungu@gmail.com) The recent interventions of the state sponsored Universal Healthcare (UHC) transitions from NHIF to SHIF to SHA has been met with widespread disapproval after the systems consistent failure: protecting and providing Kenyans with the UHC and constitutional right of access to quality health services.Yet, this is only…
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A Prognosis of Kĩgumo Sub County’s Place and Role in the 21st century Pan Africanism and World Geopolitics.
Written by Gĩtaũ wa Kũng’ũ I believe that person can read many books, but until they have studied themselves, they are not educated. Kĩgumo is amongst the first names that appear in the first page of the history of independent Kenya. Kĩgumo. The name is an acme derivative of the name Mũgumo.This article will elucidate…
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The Kenyatta Family and The Kĩgumo Constituency Roots.
Written by Gĩtaũ wa Kũng’ũ. Welcome to Kĩgumo. Kĩgumo is not just the name of one of the constituencies of Kenya, or the name of one of the 35 Wards of Mũrang’a county. It’s also the land of the great Mũgumo tree. This article will specifically elucidate on the geopolitical significance of Kĩgumo in Kenya’s…