Muragari Primary School is the third-oldest school in

Embu, Kenya Embu is a city located approximately northeast of Nairobi towards Mount Kenya. Embu served as the provincial capital of the former Eastern Province and currently serves as the headquarters of the Eastern Region in Kenya. It is also the c ...

. It was founded 1932 by the National Independent Church of Africa near the current

Mukuuri Mûkûûrî is an administrative Location and township in Runyenjes Division, in Embu County, Kenya, with a population of about 15,000 people. It lies on the green, rolling hills of the Mount Kenya slopes. It is home to four public primary school ...

Township, Kagaari North Ward, Runyenjes Sub County. It was razed by colonialists in 1952 during the

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in Embu. Muragari was rebuilt in 1955 on 24 acres as a government school, at the site where General

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was cremated after being shot dead by colonial officers. Muragari now comprises a day primary school, Muragari Secondary School and Kubu Kubu Memorial Boarding Primary School in memory of General Kubu Kubu.

Notable alumni

* Stanley Nyaga Kithung'a, founder of KASNEB and former

Runyenjes Runyenjes is the second largest town in Embu County, Kenya. It is located about 150 km from Nairobi, and 75 km from Mount Kenya, at an altitude of 1500m.The population is estimated at 58,000 people, the majority of which are of the Em ...

MP *Joseph Njagi Mbarire, MP * Cecily Mutitu Mbarire , MP * Hon.

Martin Wambora Martin Nyaga Wambora (born 9 April 1951) is a Kenyan politician. He is the first governor of Embu County in Kenya after winning on a TNA (The National Alliance) ticket in the Embu gubernatorial elections which was conducted in March 2013. He wo ...

, Embu Governor
Richard Nyaga
former

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CEO
Dr. Njiru Nthakanio
geneticist * Mohammed Gakinya, Long serving KNUT Secretary General * Njeru Ngari, Embu County Chairman and long-serving councillor
Sicily Njiru
nominated MCA, Embu County * Amos Njiru, former NICA Embu Bishop

External links

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