Embu is a town located approximately 125 kilometres (78 mi) northeast of Nairobi towards Mount Kenya. Embu served as the provincial capital of the former...
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Embu County is a county of the Republic of Kenya. The capital of Embu County and the former Eastern province headquarters, Embu is a large and largely...
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and the remainder of Kenya's provinces, including Central Province, ran along its western border. The provincial capital was Embu. On 16 July 2009, the...
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Mount Kenya (Meru: Kĩrĩmaara, Kikuyu: Kĩrĩnyaga, Kamba: Ki nyaaa, Embu: Ki nyaga) is an extinct volcano in Kenya and the second-highest peak in Africa...
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Embu, also known as Kîembu, is a Bantu language of Kenya. It is spoken by the Embu people, also known as the Aembu (sg. Muembu). Speakers of the Embu...
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and farmlands of Mount Kenya. Along with their closely related Eastern Bantu neighbors the Kikuyu, Mĩĩrũ, Mbeere and Kamba the Embu are believed to have...
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John Njue (category People from Embu County)
2002 to 2007 and Bishop of Embu from 1986 to 2002. He was elevated to the rank of cardinal in 2007. Njue was born in Embu, Kenya, on 1 January 1946 to Joseph...
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Retrieved 5 November 2017. "Meet the Bishop". Anglican Church of Kenya — Diocese of Embu (Accessed 28 December 2017) Gitari, David. Troubled but not Destroyed:...
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Mandera District (Mandera) Wajir District (Wajir) Eastern Region: Embu District (Embu) Isiolo District (Isiolo) Kitui District (Kitui) Machakos District...
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Embu in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Embu may refer to: in Brazil Embu das Artes Embu-Guaçu in Kenya Embu, Kenya Embu County Embu people of Kenya...
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Ugali (category Kenyan cuisine)
Kamba, Kikuyu, Embu, Kenya Nkima – Kenya, Meru Nshima – DR Congo Kasai region Nsima – Malawi, Zambia Obokima – Kenya, Kisii Obusuma – Kenya, Nyole tribe...
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Mau Mau rebellion (redirect from Kenya Emergency)
Kikuyu, Meru and Embu fighters, the KLFA also comprised units of Kamba and Maasai who fought against the European colonists in Kenya, the British Army...
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St Paul's Cathedral, Embu is a Cathedral of the Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK) located in the north of the town of Embu. It serves as the Bishop's seat...
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Gikuyu, Embu, Meru Association (GEMA) is an organisation in Kenya created to presumably advance the social and political needs of the Eastern Kenya Bantu...
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Mukuuri (category Embu County)
an administrative Location and township in Runyenjes Division, in Embu County, Kenya, with a population of about 25,000 people. It is named for a large...
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University of Embu is a Kenyan chartered university. It transitioned from a constituent college to a full university on 7 October 2016. Embu, Kenya. It is located...
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Catholic Diocese of Embu (Latin: Dioecesis Embuensis) is a diocese located in the city of Embu in the ecclesiastical province of Nyeri in Kenya. June 9, 1986:...
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inhabit the slopes of Mt. Kenya, call it Kĩrĩma Kĩrĩnyaga (literally 'the mountain with brightness') in Kikuyu, while the Embu call it "Kirinyaa". All three...
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Embu Airport is an airport in Kenya. Embu Airport, (IATA: n/a, ICAO: HKEM), is located in Embu County, in the town of Embu. Located about 6.2 kilometres...
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Kangaru High School (category Embu County)
all boys high school located in the Embu County, Kenya. It was built by the first missionaries that arrived in Kenya during the colonialism in the 1920s...
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Nakuru Diocese of Ngong Diocese of Wote Archdiocese of Nyeri Diocese of Embu Diocese of Isiolo Diocese of Maralal Diocese of Marsabit Diocese of Meru...
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The Counties of Kenya (Swahili: Kaunti za Kenya) are geographical units created by the 2010 Constitution of Kenya as the new units of devolved government...
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Embu District was an administrative district in the Eastern Province of Kenya. Its capital town is Embu. The district has a population of 278,196. The...
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Kamba people (section Kamba people outside of Kenya)
ethnic group who predominantly live in the area of Kenya stretching from Nairobi to Tsavo and north to Embu, in the southern part of the former Eastern Province...
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Ngai (category Religion in Kenya)
Kikuyu (or Gikuyu) and the closely related Embu, Meru and Kamba groups of Kenya, and the Maasai of Kenya and Tanzania. Ngai is the creator of the universe...
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Erick Mutai (category Kenyan politicians)
Erick Mutai is a Kenyan politician and academic from Embu University. He is the Governor-elect for Kericho County, Kenya. Erick Mutai was born on 28 December...
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Kubu Kubu (category Kenyan rebels)
Kubu Kubu (or Kubukubu), born Njagi wa Ikutha, was an Embu Mau Mau leader and general. His nom de guerre, Kubu Kubu, means "heavy thud" in Kîembu, referencing...
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Local elections were held in Embu to elect a Governor and County Assembly on 4 March 2013. Under the new constitution, which was passed in a 2010 referendum...
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Mbeere people (category Embu County)
origin. Like the closely related Kikuyu, Embu, Meru and Kamba, they are concentrated in the vicinity of Mount Kenya. The exact place that the Mbeere's ancestors...
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Teachers College – Embu Kilimambogo Teachers College - Kilimambogo Kima International School of Theology (KIST) - Kima, Western Province of Kenya Kimathi Chambers...
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