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 – …
The role of the woman in the Meru Community – in the past
International Women’s Day was on Thursday. We celebrated our mothers, sisters, daughters, girlfriends and women in general. I got curious. I wanted to know what was the place of the woman in Meru? What was the role of the woman? …
KURINGA NTHENGE: The Meru Oath more Feared than Kithiri
Last time, we spoke about Kithiri, which is one of the most feared oaths among the Meru community. Just like its name, it thirias (finishes) the entire lineage, over some time. Now, there is a worse oath – Kuringa …
Maternity Review: Women Share Their Experiences in Various Hospitals in Meru
I came across a comment in a group that has wonderful women from Meru asking for the best maternity hospitals in Meru and in my quest to find out more I requested the ladies in that group to share with …
Mwonyo – Carbonated Water
You have heard of Mwonyo, right? It sounds like some very exotic name; well it is not Mwonyo is what fancy people call sparkling water and learned fellows refer to as carbonated water or alkaline water and drunk people …
Kithiri: The dreaded oath that kills entire families
If you are Meru from Meru, you might have heard about KITHIRI… mostly because of it’s intensity in wiping out, not only a wrong doer, but the entire family. Mostly all the male members of a family.
So, what’s the
…Meru traditional wear
There is a natural hair festival coming up sometime in March around where I live if you are a woman you might have an idea of what I am talking about. The dress code is “rock your culture”. This …
How to Make fermented porridge – “Ucuru bwa gukia”
Do you know the deliciously fermented porridge you drink in events? An event isn’t complete without “Ucuru bwa gukia”, we can all on that. Sometimes you cannot appreciate fermented porridge until you are old enough to listen to the …
Divorce: The 6 Accepted Grounds for Divorce in Meru
When we talked about Marriage in Meru, we promised to cover divorce too. Because, sometimes, what starts has to end. By the way, divorce was very rare in traditional Meru. Actually, it was harder to divorce than to get married. …
