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Gitare Shopping Centre and The History of Its Origin

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Gitare Shopping Centre stands proudly as a rural hub nestled within Gilgil constituency in Nakuru County, Kenya, conveniently situated along the Gilgil-Gitare-Tumaini road. Serving as the central point for Gitare location in Moridat ward, Gilgil Sub- County. History of Origin In the 1960s, as Kenya celebrated its independence from colonial rule, the government faced the complex task of managing a populace that had been dispossessed of its ancestral lands. With high expectations that the newly established self-rule government would restore land to its rightful owners, the Kenyan government initiated a comprehensive program. This program aimed to redistribute the vast farms and ranches formerly owned by European settlers, commonly referred to as "The White Highlands," to African small-scale holders through the implementation of African Land Settlement schemes. Against this historical backdrop, two notable schemes emerged:     Gitare Farmers' Cooperative Society (GITARE FARM

Gîkûyû - Kûgaya nyama cia Mbûri

Goats Body Parts In this topic I will attempt to show how goat's body parts are named in Kikuyu language. I may not delve deeper into how every part was distributed according to ceremonies but I will cover it in another topic. Mûgaîre wa Nyama cia Mbûri kî Ûgîkûyû Nyama ya Mbûri nî îrî ûrîa îgayagwo kûringana na igongona rîrîa rîrarutwo. Ndereti îno no kûgûeta tûkûgûeta marîtwa. Ndereti îngî nî ngûheana ûrîa nyama icio cia gayagwo kûrî arîa me kûria na kûringana na ngoima. Mbûri yarîka gûthînjwo kî Ûgîkûyû îrutaga nyama ta ûû. Ciîga cia mwîrî ✓ Gîthûri kîerû ✓ Gîthûri kîirû ✓ ikengeto  ✓ Rûcuthî  ✓ Rûhonge  ✓ Kîîga  ✓ Kûgûrû  ✓ Guoko  ✓ Ngingo  ✓ Ngata ✓ Mûkua tûhû ✓ Ngaî Ciîga cia igûrû (Outer Parts) ✓ Mûtwe ✓ ithagiro ✓ Heke/mûkamo ✓ Rûûa  Nyama cia nda (Inner Parts) ✓ ini ✓ Mûromo wa ihu ✓ ihu rîa maî ✓ Ngerima ✓ Gîtûngo kîa Mara ✓ Gakuo kaingî ✓ ihûri ✓ Rûariûngû/Wariûngû ✓ Habaya (Diaphragm) ✓ Ngoro ✓ Higo ✓ Mûtura wa kagîri ✓ Mûtura wa kîboroboro ✓ Wei ✓ Tama ✓ Rûambû ✓ Thaka