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4 Nov

Among the Agìkūyū political or governance system, power from one generation SET to another was passed through an important and community wide ceremony called Ituìka. Ituìka has a long history and how it actually happened is captured in detail by Jomo Kenyatta

in Facing Mount Kenya and in A History Of The Kikuyu, 1500 1900 by Godfrey Muriuki

Elders who managed the affairs of the nation ( community) came from one generation set. The population was therefore divided into two generation sets and each individual

belonged to his grandfather's generation set. At any given time there would be two generations Maina and Mwangi. A man and his son would therefore belong to two different generation sets.
Mūriūki (1974) reconstructed the dating of the 11 ruling generations

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2 Nov

THE SYMBOLISM OF GIKUYU LIFE
At the end of the ceremony of initiating an elder into the council of Mataathi elders ( Kìama kìa Mataathi) a symbolical act is performed. " The sexual organ of the slaughtered ceremonial goat is dipped in the contents of the stomach,

and then it is slit and won as a bracelet on the right wrist of the initiated elder. ( Kenyatta 1938;195). The male organ symbolizes aggressiveness and impulse power. The act of slitting the make organ is a renouncement of aggression and impulsive, and the embracing of calmness,

peace and reason. For after all, the initiate has joined the Council of Peace, the council of elders who carry Mataathi leaves which symbolizes Peace.
This text is from the Book A people called THE AGÌKŪYŪ Yesterday and Today and Tomorrow

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2 Nov

Definition of terms:
1. Irigithathi - First born
2. Itiema - Second born
3.Mūruna / Aruna - Third, Fourth, Fifth borns
4 Kihinga nda- Last born
5 First wife - Nyakiambi
6.Second wife - Nyakiambūri
7. Third Wife - Mūte itūra
8. Fourth wife - Mwenji wa mūyū

9. Tata-sister to your father/mother
10.Mama/nyarūme -brother to your mother.
11. Baba Mūkūrū -elder brother to your father.
12. Baba mūnyinyi -younger brother to your father.
13. Mūiru -co-wife.
14 Nyaciara -Mother in-law
15. Iciciara -Father in-law

DEFINITION OF TERMS

✓ MÛHÎRÎGA----Nî rûciaro rwa mûirîtu ng'ania wa arîa kenda mûiyûru a gîkûyû na mûmbi, rîmwe na rîmwe andû a mûhîrîga ûmwe nîmeitaga a nyûmba îmwe.

✓ MBARÎ---Nî rûhonge rwa mûhîrîga.

✓ GÎTHAKU---Nî rûhonge rwa mbarî.

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30 Oct

Cege wa Kìbirū one of great supernatural Ūgo (wisdom)

The place of prophecy in the history and Religion of the Agìkūyū cannot be under rated. Across cultures, there are certain people that are supernaturally endowed with special kind of Ūgo (wisdom) that enables

them be specialists in different fields. This Ūgo, was and is (hopefully) to be used for the well being of individuals, families, and the community. Never for self gain or glorification
Among the Agìkūyū, one category of such people endowed with special kind of Ūgo,

were the prophets. This is where our story of Cege wa Kìbirū also known as Mūgo wa Kìbirū lies.The name Mūgo is a professional name for medicine men, diviners and seers. Mūgo wa Kìbirū was in the real and honest sense, Doctor Cege wa Kìbirū.

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27 Oct

The 12 clans of the MARIMŪ ( GIANTS) in the Agìkūyū community.
In this thread, which was of course laced with a little bit of humor, we highlighted the 12 clans of the MARIMŪ (GIANTS) that long long ago were in the Agìkūyū land.

Whereas there is often mention of the Marimū ma Nyakondo, there were about 12 clans of the marimū and each with a king.

First a story..
When Gìkūyū and Mūmbi, had given birth to their four, five, six children, there came into their land humongous humongous people

called Marimū ( giants) . By the time Ngai decided to completely wipe out these marimū from this land, Gìkūyū and Mūmbi had given birth to these daughters: Wanjirū, Wambūi, Wanjikū, Waceera, Waithīra na Wangari. Wairimũ another one of their daughters, born later on, was

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27 Oct

@of_njeri

Project Genesis:
Njeri @of_njeri is digital artist. She has a project called Genesis; A MODERN,FUTURISTIC INTERPRETATION OF A MATRIARCH INSPIRED BY THE GIKUYU MYTH OF ORIGIN in which she outlines 4 of the 9+ daughters ( Kenda Mūiyūru) from a more modern futuristic perspective.

Beginning with Nyambura, Wanjiru, Waceera, and Wangũi, we feature her work. Her work is both a short narrative of the daughters and a contemporary visual (photos) of the daughters.

Nyambura
✓ 5th daughter of Gĩkũyũ & Mũmbi and the matriarch of the Ambura/Ethaga
✓ Believed to have control over weather: Causing / stopping rain, controlling the atmosphere making her pretty much Storm’s ancestor.
✓ The Ambura also possessed other supernatural powers

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