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The tropical grass species Cenchrus clandestinus (previously Pennisetum clandestinum) is known by several common names, most often Kikuyu grass. It is native to the highland regions of East Africa that is home to the Kikuyu people. Because of its rapid growth and aggressive nature, it is categorised as a noxious weed in some regions.
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The Kikuyu Central Association (KCA), led by James Beauttah and Joseph Kang'ethe, was a political organisation in colonial Kenya formed in 1924 to act on behalf of the Gĩkũyũ community by presenting their concerns to the British government. One of its greatest grievances was the expropriation of the most productive land by British settlers ...
The Kikuyu controversy was an Anglican church controversy in 1913 and 1914. History. In June 1913, William George Peel, ...
Kikuyu or Gikuyu (Gĩkũyũ) mostly refers to an ethnic group in Kenya or its associated language. It may also refer to: Kikuyu people, a majority ethnic group in Kenya; Kikuyu language, the language of Kikuyu people; Kikuyu, Kenya, a town in Central province in the Eastern African country; Kikuyu Central Association, a political organisation ...
Young Kikuyu Association was formed to protest against; land alienation by the colonial government The kipande system taxation on Africans Poor wages and poor working conditions Harry Thuku held public meetings where he addressed the evils of colonial rule. he advocated on total liberation of african land from the colonial government Thuku ...
A typical Gusii house has conical grass thatched roofs, and is typically round, though sometimes rectangular, in shape. Today, Gusii houses are still similar, though corrugated iron sheets and stone is sometimes used for the roofs and walls. [9] [26] The traditional Gusii compound had elevated granaries for storing crops, such as millet and ...
The Embu or Aembu (sometimes called Waembu) are a Bantu people indigenous to Embu county.The region is situated on the southern slopes of the former Eastern province.The Embu belong to the northeastern Bantu branch and speak the Embu language known as Kiembu as a mother tongue.