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Mumbi (name)
Mumbi is a name of Kenyan origin that may refer to: *Mumbi Macharia (born 1997), Kenyan spoken-word poet *Mumbi Maina (born 1985), Kenyan actress *Julia Mumbi Muraga (born 1984), Kenyan long-distance runner *Ruth Mumbi (born 1980), Kenyan human rights activist *Sipho Mumbi (born 1983), retired Zambian footballer See also *Mumbi, Kikuyu Kikuyu or Gikuyu (Gĩkũyũ) mostly refers to an ethnic group in Kenya or its associated language. It may also refer to: * Kikuyu people, a majority ethnic group in Kenya *Kikuyu language, the language of Kikuyu people *Kikuyu, Kenya, a town in Cent ... mythological female figure {{given name, type=both Kenyan names Zambian names Bemba-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenya
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Mumbi Macharia
Mumbi Macharia is a Kenyan performing spoken-word poet and writer. Career Mumbi began Spoken Word poetry in 2016 performing at Kwani? Open Mic, PAL (Poetry After Lunch) at the Kenya Cultural Center, and Slam Africa. Mumbi has been a guest at various media stations in Kenya, i.e. KTN Life&Style, NTV The Trend The Trend was a Marxist-Leninist political movement of the mid-1970s through the mid-1990s in the United States. It consisted of a loose collection of small communist organizations, newspapers, and theoretical groups that staked out a line that wa ..., Living with Ess and Citizen TV 10 over 10. In 2020 Mumbi was interviewed on CNN One World to discuss a poem she wrote titled "Dear World Leaders". She has written for organizations such aPMNCH mothers2mothers, anMultichoice Awards and nominations (2016) Runners up, Slam Africa (2018) Nominee, Sondeka Awards, Best Spoken Word Artist (2018) Poetry After Lunch Recognition Award (2019) Nominee, Cafe Ngoma Awards, Spo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mumbi Maina
Mumbi Maina (born 14 January 1985) is a Kenyan actress known for her role in the soap opera ''Mali''. She is an actor and dancer who has starred in both local and international films since 2009. Mumbi is well known for her role as Zakia in the netflix sci-fi show ''Sense8''. After garnering her first play in 2009,she played Riziki in "Unseen Unsung Unforgotten" and won her first Kalasha award for the best supporting actress. Mumbi became a household name through the award-winning NTV show Mali (2011-2013) and received her Kalasha nominations for the Best Supporting actress. She has starred in more other films including DSTVs Africa Magic Original films such as; such as 29, Terra Firma, Being Oti, Lovers Ransom and Runaway Groom. Career Mumbi Maina made her debut in the entertainment world in 2008 when she starred in the film ''Unseen, Unsung, Unforgotten'' as Riziki. She appeared alongside Benta Ochieng' and Nice Githinji. The story mainly focused on HIV/AIDS. In 2011, she w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia Mumbi Muraga
Julia Mumbi Muraga (born January 25, 1984) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in marathon races. She is based in Japan. She made her marathon debut at the 2006 Beijing Marathon but finished outside of the top ten women. She was fifth at the 2007 Nagoya Marathon, fourth at the Sapporo Half Marathon, then won that year's Kobe Half Marathon. At the beginning of 2008 she won the Miyazaki Women's Road Race and came third at the Osaka Ladies Marathon. Muraga made her first international appearance for Kenya at the 2008 IAAF World Road Running Championships and her time of 1:11:11 hours for seventh place was enough to help the Kenyan women to the team silver medals. She was fifth at the 2009 Paris Marathon and represented her country in the women's marathon at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, where she finished in twelfth place. She continued focusing on the marathon, coming eighth at the Tokyo Marathon The is an annual marathon sporting event in Tokyo, the cap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruth Mumbi
Ruth Mumbi (born 6 November 1980), is a Kenyan human rights defender who has dedicated her efforts to the defense of vulnerable women at risk. Early life Mumbi was born in Kiamaiko, a slum in Nairobi Kenya. Career In 2010, Mumbi founded and led "Warembo Ni Yes," a group of young women committed to ensuring the passage of Kenya's current constitution. Mumbi is currently the co-ordinator of Bunge La Wamama Mashinani, a women’s chapter of Bunge la Mwananchi founded in 2008. The movement advocates for, and campaigns on, social justice issues and accountability in different parts of Kenya. Mumbi has received several awards for her efforts in human rights advocacy. In 2013, she was nominated and selected as a finalist for the Front Line Award for Human Rights Defenders at Risk. In Autumn 2014, Mumbi participated in the human rights fellowship program at the University of York in the United Kingdom. In May 2015, her brother-in-law was murdered. She and her family campaigne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sipho Mumbi
Sipho Mumbi (born February 20, 1983) is a Zambian retired association football, footballer Midfielder (association football), midfielder who last played for NAPSA Stars F.C., NAPSA Stars in the Zambian Premier League. Club career Born and raised in Zambia, Mumbi started his career at local club TAZARA Railway, Tazara Express in Kapiri Mposhi before relocating to the United States, playing College soccer in the United States, college soccer for Stratford Academy. After two years he returned to Zambia, joining Zanaco F.C., Zanaco and winning the Zambian Premier League title in his second season with the club. Mumbi helped his team to win the Zambian Charity Shield as well as the Zambian Coca-Cola Cup a year later, earning his first caps for the Zambia national football team, Zambian national team in the process. In 2005, Mumbi returned to the United States to compete in the USL Premier Development League playing for Ajax Orlando Prospects, the farm team of Dutch club AFC Ajax, Ajax ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mumbi
{{No footnotes, date=July 2020 Mũmbi Muthiga is regarded as the mother of the Gĩkũyũ people. The word Mũmbi can be translated as the creator, "one who moulds/creates/builds". She and Gĩkũyũ were married, and both are claimed ancestor to all the Agĩkũyũ people. The story of Gĩkũyũ and Mũmbi has been recorded by various writers throughout the Gĩkũyũ orator and history; notable among them are Jomo Kenyatta, the first president of independent Kenya, Louis Leakey and the prolific Gĩkũyũ writer Gakaara wa Wanjaũ and another Gĩkũyũ writer known as Mathew Njoroge Kabetũ among many others. The name Mumbi comes from the Bantu root verb KUMBA, "BA", the same root word that gives rise to "UMBA". The prefix "Mu" is the Bantu noun classifier for nouns that have souls, like humans. The verb UMBA indicates the action of moulding, shaping, designing or creating. The suffix "i" replaces the terminal "a" in the Bantu language noun or verb to create the name for the performer o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kikuyu People
The Kikuyu (also ''Agĩkũyũ/Gĩkũyũ'') are a Bantu ethnic group native to Central Kenya. At a population of 8,148,668 as of 2019, they account for 17.13% of the total population of Kenya, making them Kenya's largest ethnic group. The term ''Kikuyu'' is derived from the Swahili form of the word Gĩkũyũ. is derived from the word mũkũyũ which means sycamore fig (''mũkũyũ'') tree". Hence ''Agĩkũyũ'' in the Kikuyu language translates to "Children Of The Big Sycamore". The alternative name ''Nyũmba ya Mũmbi'', which encompasses ''Embu'', ''Gikuyu'', and ''Meru'', translates to "House of the Potter" (or "Creator"). History Origin The Kikuyu belong to the Northeastern Bantu branch. Their language is most closely related to that of the Embu and Mbeere. Geographically, they are concentrated in the vicinity of Mount Kenya. The exact place that the Northeast Bantu speakers migrated from after the initial Bantu expansion is uncertain. Some authorities sugge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenyan Names
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Zambian Names
Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most central point. Its neighbours are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the northeast, Malawi to the east, Mozambique to the southeast, Zimbabwe and Botswana to the south, Namibia to the southwest, and Angola to the west. The capital city of Zambia is Lusaka, located in the south-central part of Zambia. The nation's population of around 19.5 million is concentrated mainly around Lusaka in the south and the Copperbelt Province to the north, the core economic hubs of the country. Originally inhabited by Khoisan peoples, the region was affected by the Bantu expansion of the thirteenth century. Following the arrival of European explorers in the eighteenth century, the British colonised the region into the British protectorates of Barotseland-N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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