Gĩkũyũ Heritage: Exploring the Rich History and Traditions of the Agĩkũyũ People

The Kikuyu are the most populous community in Kenya The House of Mumbi The Kikuyu do not have a tradition of a migration from Egypt. Their Myth of Origin is a sort of Adam and Eve affair. It states that God created a man and a woman and placed them near Mount Kenya. The couple had nine daughters who miraculously received nine men to marry them after their father’s prayers. The Kikuyu call themselves  The House of Mumbi  in honor of this  Mother  who was also a potter. However, as I will show here, linguistic and comparative studies between Kikuyu culture and that of 18 th  Dynasty Egypt tell a different story. Who were the Kikuyu? The Kikuyu are classified linguistically as Highland Bantus together with the Kamba, Kuria and Gusii, Embu, Tharaka, and Meru of Kenya. The latter three are classified as Kikuyu by this researcher due to their common origins. The other Highland Bantus in East Africa are the Meru (Tanzanian), Segeju, Sonjo, Ikoma, Chagga, Gweno, S...

  add Akhenaten the Monotheis Source: Wikipedia - Keith Schengili-Robert A Strong Link Between Kikuyu Culture and the Culture of Ancient Egypt This post will show that Akhenaten had some influence in Kikuyu culture, language and religion. The Kikuyu live in Central Kenya, making up 20% of the total Kenyan population. Their myth of origin does not include Egypt but evidence points in that direction as will be shown in this hub. Before we go into details, here are some signs in the language that indicate this influence. 1. The kikuyu say TENE to mean long ago. There is also a bygone era known as TENE NA AGU. 2. the founder of the tribe was called  Gĩkũyũ  or TENE. According to Kenyatta in his treatise on the Kikuyu, a grandchild of  Gĩkũyũ , was overthrown due to his dictatorship tendencies. 3. The Kikuyu term for a Kind person is MUTANA and a mean person is MUKARE. MU is a prefix denoting a person or object with a spirit. In my interpretation, Akhenaten (TENE, TANA) w...