Cia Gwetu Meru ( About Us Ameru)

About Ameru Welcome here. This blog is all about Meru County- bringing you the oldest of happenings, capturing what is current, and walking with Meru County to the future. What are your experiences of I am from Meru especially among other tribes brought? Oh!  So, you are a  Baite? Are you one of the citizens of the veve nation? You are the ones who swear by your mother’s names to cut someone? Mmeru akikasirika ana-vibrate kama Nokia 3310! Mara Kiraitu oh, Linturi mmm! Munya eh! Cut the ridicule; as much as there are aspects truths, the exaggerations are puffed up and sometimes we get personal about it.   Other Kenyan Tribes  refer to Ameru as Baite; Kamanu M'tuamwari's one of Meru's most talented artist appreciates  the tag  through a clothing line label  Meru County is better than this for an introduction right? We have a fast growing economy, rapidly developing towns, state-of-the art real estate developments, significantly...

Our Roots Mugeni bwnithe. (Greetings to you all). This is an exciting time for me, and a beautiful journey whose destination is to publicize my county, capture real occurrences, create conversations, share knowledge and of course give my readers a chance to drop their burdens for sometimes and live in my story. This blog is meant to bring you the past, present and future of county number 12- Meru County. I bet, especially for the youngies, there is so much you don’t know. Meru did not just come overnight from somewhere, and then we found ourselves calling it home! Knowing Njuri Ncheke, ntaano (circumcision) your grandparents and their village  is barely enough.      Where did we come from? So, how did Meru County came to be? As compared to other Kenyan tribes, Meru’s history and mythology is both unclear and fascinating. According to history, our forefathers were at some point slaves of the “red people” at a place called Mbwaa. While there the red ...

Kiraitu Murungi- Light at the End of the Tunnel Honorable Kiraitu Murungi-Meru County Governor Young Life, Family and Education We have heard pretty a lot about Honourable Kiraitu Murungi especially politically. Still, it is said a coin has two sides; but this great son of Meru has more. Commonly known as Kiraitu, he was born to Daniel M’Mwarania and Anjelika Kiajia in South Imenti in 1952 during the Mau Mau struggle. As a little boy, he lived in a concentration camp with his mother, while his father was actively involved as a Mau Mau leader. In 1971, he joined Kairiene and later moved to Kionyo for his primary education. He performed so well to join Chuka Boys High School for his Secondary education and again emerged as the best student. He later joined Alliance High School then the University of Nairobi to study Law and later proceeded to Law School in 1978. As a young man of those days, when life did not offer so many opportunities as today, he was unstoppable, focuse...