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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.
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 to 1992, Embu County was effected based on the district's boundaries in 2013.
Embu town is a major trading centre in Eastern Kenya. For a long time, it was the main economic centre for the Embu, Mbeere, Meru and Kamba communities as well as other communities from central Kenya. Mbeere was carved out of the former Embu district in the 1990s and Siakago town, about 25 km (16 mi) east of Embu town, was made its headquarters.
This is a list of properties and historic districts in Kentucky that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. There are listings in all of Kentucky's 120 counties . The locations of National Register properties and districts (at least for all showing latitude and longitude coordinates below), may be seen in an online map by ...
The Mbeere or Ambeere people are a Bantu ethnic group inhabiting the former Mbeere District in the now-defunct Eastern Province of Kenya.According to the 2019 Kenya National census, there are 195,250 [1] Mbeere who inhabit an area of 2,093 km 2.
Location of Bourbon County in Kentucky. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Bourbon County, Kentucky. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Bourbon County, Kentucky, United States. The locations of National Register properties and ...
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 ...
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.