Mukurwe-ini — Mukurweini was elevated to District status in 2008. The old Mukurweini Divisional boundaries remain as the new District s boundaries. Before Kenya s Independence in 1963, Mukurweini was referred to as South Tetu Division. The new District is one… … Wikipedia
Kikuyu — There is also a town in Kiambu district called Kikuyu, and a species of Pennisetum grass native to the Kenyan highlands named Kikuyu. Infobox Ethnic group group=Kikuyu caption = Notable Kikuyus: Jomo Kenyatta, Mwai Kibaki, Tom Morello, Wangari… … Wikipedia
Mumbi — Mũmbi is a mythological figure regarded as the mother of the Gĩkũyũ people. The word Mũmbi can be translated as one who moulds. She was the wife of Gĩkũyũ , and ancestor to all the Agĩkũyũ people. The story of Gĩkũyũ and Mũmbi has been recorded… … Wikipedia
Lucy Kibaki — Lucy Muthoni Kibaki is the wife of Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki. She was born in Mukurwe ini in the 1940s to the Rev. John Kagai and Rose Nyachomba, in the Central Province s Mount Kenya. She was trained as a teacher, and rose up to the post of… … Wikipedia
Waruhiu Itote — (General China) (b. 1922; d. 30 April 1993) was one of the key leaders of the Mau Mau rebellion alongside Field Marshal Dedan Kimathi and General Stanley Mathenge.Itote was captured by British troops in 15 January 1954, but unlike Kimathi he was… … Wikipedia
Nyeri District — is a district in the Central Province of Kenya. Its headquarters is in Nyeri town. It has a population of 661,156 and an area of 3,356 km² [1]. The district is located on the southwest flank of Mount Kenya. Local people are predominantly of the… … Wikipedia
Wajee Nature Park — is a bird conservancy, located outside Nyeri. It is in Mukurwe ini administrative divisions of Nyeri District in Central Province of Kenya. [ [http://www.planetware.com/kenya/nyeri ken ctrl nyeri.htm Nyeri, Kenya ] ] It is the burial place of… … Wikipedia