Mununga
Mununga is a settlement in Kenya's Central Province. An alternate name for this area is "Mununca". Mununga is in central Kenya, Muranga county. 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. 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. 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. Gacharage tea factory is also located in Mununga.
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| 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
[edit]- ^ ""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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