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Wangũ wa Makeri (c. 1856–1915 or 1936 [1] [2]) was a Kikuyu tribal chief, known as a headman, during the British Colonial period in Kenya.She was the only female Kikuyu headman during the period, who later resigned following a scandal in which she engaged in a Kibata dance,this was the ultimate transgression since kibata was never to be danced by women.
Folklore of the Luo peoples of Kenya speaks of a mighty warrior known as Lwanda Magere.He was born in the year 1720 to Abonyo Wuod Omolo and his mother, Nyabera. After his mother died during his birth, he was taken into the care of his grandmother, Rapondi.
Mekatilili was born in the 1860s at Mutsara wa Tsatsu in Bamba, in present-day Kilifi County. She was an only daughter in a family of five children. One of her brothers, Mwarandu, was kidnapped by Arab slave traders and was never seen again. [2] At some point in her life, Mekatilili became married to Dyeka at Lango Baya.
Fourteen members of a small religious sect in Australia have been found guilty of the manslaughter of an 8-year-old girl, who died after they withheld insulin needed to treat her diabetes because ...
Lazy Lion is an African animal story, written by Mwenye Hadithi and illustrated by Adrienne Kennaway, [1] about a lion who wanted a house to keep him dry from the big rain that was coming. [2] It was published in November 1990, by Little, Brown .
Bill Murray is explaining how he sometimes seeks atonement through the characters he plays. The actor, 74, spoke at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, on Sunday, Jan. 26, as a ...
Mark Sears scored 20 points and No. 4 Alabama won its fifth straight game and for the 14th time in 15 contests, beating Georgia 90-69 on Saturday. Grant Nelson had 16 points, 10 rebounds and four ...
Syokimau was a Kamba medicine woman and prophetess who lived in the 1800s long before Kenya became a colony. She was born and lived in Iveti Hills near the today's Machakos town. [1]