Mununga
Mununga | |
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  Mununga Location of Mununga | |
| Coordinates: 0°42′S 37°01′E / 0.7°S 37.02°E | |
| Country | Kenya |
| Province | Central Province |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Mununga is a settlement in Kenya's Central Province. An alternate name for this area is "Mununca".
Mununga is in central Kenya, Muranga county.[1] It sits in the Kigumo constituency, inside the Kinyona location. Mununga is a Kikuyu name meaning "smelling place." Mununga was known as Gitegenye, but later in the 1950's, received its name 'mununga' from the foul smell of unburied, decomposing bodies of anti-British resistance troops. Said troops allegedly met their terrible death at the hands of Chief Njiiri wa Karanja; a royal and right man to the British Empire, who fought the Mau Mau resistance with all forces at his disposal.[2] Mununga was one of rebellions' "bedrooms," where it is believed most Mau Mau generals held their warfare meetings here before retreating back into the Aberdare forest.[3][4][5]
Mununga is made up of villages like Kamahiga, Mahehe, Mukoma Gathaiti, Muchagatha and Kariti. It's one of the towns that MauMau road have slashed through making it a fast growing town in Muranga county.
The Irati river, Gitaigua and Maragua serves Mununga with pure mineral water from the mountain of Aberdare.[6] Gacharage tea factory is also located in Mununga.
References
- ^ ""Mununga, Murang'A, Kenya" Mindat.org". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2025-09-08.
- ^ "Fighting the Mau Mau". Cambridge University Press & Assessment (in Interlingue). Retrieved 2025-09-08.
- ^ "Kikuyu | History, Culture & Language | Britannica". www.britannica.com. 2025-09-07. Retrieved 2025-09-08.
- ^ "MAU MAU DEVELOPS MILITARY TACTICS; Latest Kenya Attacks Reveal Capacity for Organization in Terrorist Command (Published 1953)". 1953-05-08. Retrieved 2025-09-08.
- ^ AOAV (2022-07-26). "Civilian Casualties from British Military: The Mau Mau Insurgency". AOAV. Retrieved 2025-09-08.
- ^ "Northern Collector Tunnel, Kenya - SMEC". Retrieved 2025-09-08.
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