Elder Mathenge Wa Iregi, a Kikuyu high priest leads the Kikuyu traditional burial ceremony of Muhu Thuti in Kiamabara village in Mathira. [Ndungu Gachane] At a normal burial ceremony in any ...

Every year, Kikuyu parents from the Diaspora ship their boys home for circumcision, sparing no money in the process. In December 2015, for instance, over 50s boys gathered in Garden Estate Nairobi ...

There was also an increase in oath taking. This was a ceremony, affirming loyalty to the Mau Mau cause and war against the Europeans. About 2,000 Kikuyu were killed by Mau Mau fighters for ...