“Kikuyu women were emancipated from shackles ... “We are go-getters and independent. We are the last people to have joint accounts with husbands. It’s not good to depend on a man.

An entire movement arose amongst representatives of the African Kikuyu people in opposition to Western missionaries, who in introducing Christianity also did violence to the folk traditions of the ...

A mzungu man married to a Kenyan woman recounted how they met in church and started dating. The Nairobi man alleged that his wife, Nyambura made the first move.

He studied fossil bones, stone artifacts and cave paintings. He published monographs on the social customs of the Kikuyu people of Kenya and the string figures, comparable to cat’s cradles ...

A new stage production about the legendary Kikuyu leader, ‘Wangu wa Makeri’, is set to captivate audiences at the Kenya ...

“I have assessed the situation and I can confirm that no curse or bad luck will befall any of the people who will use ... of a Mugumo tree among the Kikuyu is believed to convey a vital message.

In the 1870s, Britain conducted genocide against the Zulus in Cape Colony, and in 1954-1961, against the Kikuyu people in Kenya, she recalled. "In retaliation for the killing of 32 white colonists ...

A central feature of this revolt was a desire on the part of the Kikuyu, along with some Embu and Meru people, for land taken by the Europeans. The Mau Mau uprising also marked a turning point in ...