Wanjiku

Wanjiku

Wanjiku is a feminine Kikuyu name. Wanjiku was one of the nine daughters of the man and wife who founded the Agikuyu people, Gikuyu and Mumbi. Consequently the descendants of her lineage are part of the Anjiku clan of the Agikuyu tribe in Kenya.

Today, in Kenya, Wanjiku is a name that is used to signify the common man (and woman) in the context of national politics.


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