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Embu is a town located approximately 125 kilometres (78 mi) northeast of Nairobi towards Mount Kenya.Embu served as the provincial capital of the former Eastern Province and currently serves as the headquarters of Embu County in Kenya.
The Embu were fierce warriors who, although rarely raiding other tribes, always stood firm in defense of their territory and people. Many occasions are on record where the Embu had to fiercely repulse Kamba and even the dreaded Maasai invasions. They also rose against the British in the Mau Mau fight for Kenya's independence.
Embu County is known for macadamia as it is the largest producer of macadamia in the African Great Lakes. Therefore, the county is putting up a macadamia factory in Manyatta constituency for value addition on the product. Embu County plans to put up tented camps in Mwea National Reserve. Climbing Mt. Kenya through Embu is easier and faster ...
The province was principally inhabited by the Meru, Kamba, Embu, and several pastoralist communities. In 1979, its population was 2.7 million; in 1999, 4,631,779 (according to the 1999 census) and in 2009 the province would have had a population of 5,668,123. [2] In terms of area, it was the second largest province at (140,698.6 km 2) in Kenya.
Embu District was an administrative district in the Eastern Province of Kenya. Its capital town is Embu. The district has a population of 278,196. [1] The district was created by the colonial government as part of the divisions of the colony. Prior to independence, Kirinyaga District was carved out of Embu. [2] As a district that existed prior ...
Kubu Kubu (or Kubukubu), born as Njagi wa Ikutha, (1920-1956) was an Embu Mau Mau leader and general. [1] His nom de guerre, Kubu Kubu, means "heavy thud" in Kîembu, referencing to the thud his feet made due to his heavy build.
It has been known as a place of Mûnyû (salt) for hundreds of years in Embu land, since the founding of the Embu Community. [1]According to Mbeere Historical Texts written in 2005 by Kenyan historian and author Mwaniki Kabeca (10 August 1944 – 13 March 2023), Gogo is where Mwenendega, the founder of Embu tribe, met his wife Nthara.
Being an extra-county school, the majority of the students are from Embu County and the neighbouring counties which together with Embu were part of the former Eastern province The school offers an 8-4-4 curriculum whereby students sit for the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exam at the end of a four-year programme.