M-Urimi is a show that airs on Muuga FM every Monday at 7:00 pm. It targets farmers, The word means farmer in Kimeru. You can listen in on 94.2 FM in Nairobi or 88.9 FM in Meru every Monday at …
Mbaka Muriuki – The farming radio presenter
We had a chat with Mbaka Muriuki the Deputy Head of radio at Muuga FM about being a presenter and about the famous M-Urimi farming show on Muuga FM. Talk about education and challenge, all in one sitting. Muriuki is …
The Meru Story: How the Meru Settled in Meru
Last time, we saw how the Meru pulled an Israelite move on their Nguu Ntune captors and crossed the Red Sea. Where they were going, they didn’t know. But they had to move as fast as possible, as far …
Kensilver: The Meru Transport Icon
“Ita ugiiite risitie e Kensilver.”
For a long time, the only transportation I knew was available between Nairobi and Meru was Kensilver Express. In Maua, long before I came to the big city, I only knew of Kensilver and anyone …
Jomic Autos (Kenya)
We had a chat with the Managing Director of Jomic Autos and this is what we found about the business. He’s humble, funny and intelligent. Also, today marks a year since they lost his brother and co-founder of Jomic Autos, …
The Meru Story: The Escape
We left the Meru story at a place where the Meru had been told to build a spear that reached the sky, and they were at a loss on what to do – after flying through the other tests with …
Shujaa: Field Marshal Musa Mwariama
See this Rasta with Jomo Kenyatta here? That’s Field Marshal Musa Mwariama. While Kenyatta was leading the war for independence in offices, Mwariama was leading the Mau Mau in Meru. He was part of the core Mau Mau leadership, with
A Chat with DeeJay Mista Tim of Muuga FM
We had a chat with Timothy Kaume on a bright Thursday afternoon. He is the Official DJ at Muuga FM. A young, bubbly energetic guy. He was off work. He goes by DeeJay Mista Tim. He was born in Tigania …
Alba Hotel
The initial plan was to just have lunch at Alba Hotel . So we took a cab from Meru town to Alba Hotel. She sits like a queen among commoners. Located just after Meru CBD and before Makutano in a …
The Meru Story: Mbwaa and the Nguu-Ntune
Over the next few posts, we will post a series of the story of the Ameru, and how they came to settle in the current Meru area, along with the initial leadership. Our grandparents and parents were meant to pass …
