a Kikuyu elder and Mau Mau war veteran, locals held social activities at Kirigiti and other public grounds even before the colonialists arrived. Some of these included the traditional dance ...

Kikuyu women at a dance [Photo: Maarufu Mohamed] She tells this writer how she separated from her husband over alcoholism and laziness. She says, “Kikuyu women don’t entertain nonsense from men.