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Gĩkũyũ Folk Remedies in a Scientific Age

In traditional Gĩkũyũ society, women drew water from the nearest river or stream. They carried the water on their backs in a large earthenware pot, Ndigithũ, or a sizable guard, Kĩnya kĩa maaĩ. The...

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How the Gĩkũyũ and Africa’s Minds were Stolen.

An old English Fairy tale relates that once upon a time the town of Frenchville was overrun by rats. There were rats, rats and rats everywhere. All means to get rid of the rats were unsuccessful. One...

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Karũri wa Gakure: The Rise and Fall of a Giant

Karũri wa Gakure was born in or around 1849 at Kanorero of Iyego location in Mũrang’a in the Gĩkũyũ reigning generation of Maina. He was born together with two brothers, Kĩguma and Ngarũ and sisters...

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Ndundu ya Anake a 40 (in Gĩkũyũ)

Gĩkũyũ augire ‘ita rĩtarĩ ndundu rĩhũragwo na njũgũma ĩmwe’. Ndundu na kĩngenũ nĩ kuga think tank – andũ maikaire thĩ makirĩte ki ta itangi ria maĩ magĩthugunda ũndũ kana maũndũ. Itangi rĩakagwo...

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With a Prehistoric People: The Kikuyu of British East Africa

“With a Prehistoric People: The Akikuyu of British East Africa – Being an account of the method of life and mode of thought found existent amongst a nation on its first contact with European...

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The Hyena, the Badger and the Crow – Hiti na Thegere na Igogo

Once upon a time the Hyena, Hiti, and the Honey Badger, Thegere, set out to look for honey in the forest. When they identified a nice bee hive up a tree the Badger told the Hyena, “Know my friend that...

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The Gĩkũyũ People Art of Dying – Revisited

Any discussion of the Gĩkũyũ people’s art of dying and especially one that is open to the non-Gĩkũyũ reader would have to begin with defining certain words and concepts that relate to death among the...

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Kamera: Gĩkũyũ Sprouted Millet Drink

Kũmera in English is “to germinate” and the word Kamera denotes a Gĩkũyũ fermented porridge made with sprouted finger millet. Kamera, this slightly alcoholic sprouted millet drink was not so long ago,...

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Gĩkũyũ and Mũmbi:In Search of Their Euthentic Worship

On page 45 of the Gĩkũyũ book, Kwarahũra Mũhooere wa Gĩkũyũ na Mũmbi, “Awakening the worship of Gĩkũyũ and Mũmbi”, is a framed write-up entitled, WHAT THE GĨKŨYŨ AND MŨMBI BELIEVE. The framed piece is...

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The Mũũgĩkũyũ as High Priest and High Altar

Traditionally, an adult Mũũgĩkũyũ was one who was a master of his/her own fate, home, political beliefs, mind, body, spirit. It would have been impossible to place any Mũũgĩkũyũ, man, woman or child on...

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Wanjirũ and Mũkũyũ on Gĩkũyũ education (audio)

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Mũkũyũ on Spotify

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Gīcandī: Gīkūyū enigmatic poetry

The Gicandi is an an ancient Gikuyu composition of enigmatic poetry presented in pubic by two poets in a dialogue of back and forth battle of wits. Composed of reportedly over 150 stanzas, the singer...

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The Truth About Cancer

The human body is made up of trillions of cells. Like every single celled creature a cells life is sometimes just a few days and is replaced by new cells. The old are either turned into food for the...

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The Truth about Cancer – 2

As we discussed earlier in a post, “The truth about cancer”, the road to cancer is paved with Free Radicals, those dirty guys who are by-products of the oxidative process that drive cell metabolism....

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Harambee is our National Motto

Many years ago, I had a teacher who took me through an awakening. It is said that “when the student is ready, the teacher appears” This man came into my life like a whirlwind and shook many of my deep...

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Counting Taboos

“How many children are present today?” Marjie Spiers, an American volunteer teacher, asked her class of Kikuyu primary school children.“Twenty-five,” came the answer. Marjie counted out twenty-six...

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Gĩkũyũ system of prayer

The Gĩkũyũ “system of taboo”, his close relationship with the All- seeing, Omnipresent ancestors, Ngomi, kept his behaviour and moral conduct in check so much so that direct worship to the Almighty...

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The True Meaning of Gĩkũyũ Circumcision.

Among the Gĩkũyũ people a person’s transformation from a state of ignorance into a state of awareness and awakening was a journey the person undertook assisted by all the agents at his or her disposal....

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ŨTURI: The Aagikuyu Cult of Iron Making

One of the most famous Gĩkũyũ folktales tells the story of the the blacksmith, Mũturi who had left his pregnant wife and gone to work in the smithy a long way from home. Smiths among the Gĩkũyũ...

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