Everywhere you go and non-Meru people learn you are Meru, they will greet you with “Muga Vaite Murume”. First, always remind them to remove the V, it’s Baite, because the Meru dictionary doesn’t have V.
Then, refer them to this …
Tales from the book ‘UI WIJI ATIA?’
This was a book that was used in standard 3 in teaching Kimeru in school and there is a tonne of fantastic stories that we will curate for you over time. So pick a stool and sit by the fire …
Meru Justice: How Murder and Assault were Dealt With
Remember our previous stories on the 2 fearsome justice-inducing Meru curses Kithiri and Kûringa Nthenge? Well, those, or fear of them was enough to keep the community members behaved. But there were crimes, because watu ni wale wale.…
Visit Meru: 5 Places to Discover and Explore in Meru
Meru is a hotbed (don’t we love that word?) of amazing places to visit and discover. From the flora and fauna to the people and culture, there is so much to see. Actually, so much we cannot list all places …
Meru Lyrics: Ûrarîîre î? Cengere cema
Recently, when the Churchill Show was in Meru, MC Jasper Murume led the audience through a song that sounded like an epic rap song. Many flowed through – and you could see why in their ages, but many were left …
Kithaka wa Mberia
You probably know Kithaka wa Mberia. Yes, that Kithaka wa Mberia of Kifo Kisimani. Did you know he is a son of Meru?
Prof Kithaka wa Mberia was born in Tharaka in 1955. He attended primary school in Tharaka…
KamaNu: The Making of a Top Meru Musician
Everybody knows KamaNu. He is one of the mainstays in Meru music and for some time, he is all we knew even as the stupid “Merus can’t sing” rhetoric kept going rounds. So, it was only natural that
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It’s been two years of us telling you stories about our people. Two years, can you believe it? Neither can we. We have been with you on this discovery journey. We actually get as surprised by stuff our ancestors …
Death in Ancient Meru
I cannot begin to describe death to you. Not because I don’t want to, it’s because there is nothing about death to describe, there is a darkness that surrounds it and something always shifts when we lose someone. We are …
Becoming a Man: Traditional Meru Circumcision
The circumcision of men is not supposed to be discussed in public with children in the vicinity, but hey! How will y’all know if The Ameru doesn’t tell you? We mentioned in passing how the Merus learned about circumcision – …
