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Compiled by
Ann Thuo, Cheruto Rono, Natalie Sifuma
Edited by
Wambui Mathenge
Ann Thuo, Cheruto Rono, Natalie Sifuma
Edited by
Wambui Mathenge
Safari Series 2023 © is a registered copyright of Paukwa House Limited.
“The weather is rather foul tonight, Njoki,” My mother says as she checks the warmth of the water bottle in my bed and tucks me in.
When it is cold, we make hot water bottles by pouring warm water into our old used jerry cans. We then place them between our sheets to make our beds nice and warm before we slide in.
Rumble! Crack! Clap! The sound of thunder goes.
“Mother please tell me the Kiambu naming story,” I ask.
“Again? How many times have I narrated that to you, Njoki?” mother asks.
“I know mother, a thousand times, but just once more,” I plead.
Mother begins…
When it is cold, we make hot water bottles by pouring warm water into our old used jerry cans. We then place them between our sheets to make our beds nice and warm before we slide in.
Rumble! Crack! Clap! The sound of thunder goes.
“Mother please tell me the Kiambu naming story,” I ask.
“Again? How many times have I narrated that to you, Njoki?” mother asks.
“I know mother, a thousand times, but just once more,” I plead.
Mother begins…
“The name Kiambu is believed to have originated from a Kikuyu phrase “Kia Mbuu” which means the place of drizzles, but others believe that it comes from the first inhabitants of the place who were from Mbari ya Mbuu which means the clan of Mbuu. Either way the names are put together to make Kiambu.”
As Mother checks on my uniform to make sure it’s clean and ready for school the following day, she tells me more.
“We consider our climate to be a blessing because it favours the growth of tea, coffee, variety of farm produce, and dairy farming.”
“That’s right, tea and coffee are Kenya’s cash crops that are sold all over the world,” I add excitedly.
As Mother checks on my uniform to make sure it’s clean and ready for school the following day, she tells me more.
“We consider our climate to be a blessing because it favours the growth of tea, coffee, variety of farm produce, and dairy farming.”
“That’s right, tea and coffee are Kenya’s cash crops that are sold all over the world,” I add excitedly.