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Wairimu
Wairimu is a name of Kikuyu origin that may refer to: *Wairimu Kiambuthi, Kenyan academic and film director *Stellah Wairimu Bosire-Otieno (born 1986), Kenyan physician and corporate executive *Alice Wairimu Nderitu, Kenyan educator and author *Brenda Wairimu (born 1989), Kenyan actress and model *Jane Wairimu Jane Wacu Wairimu (born 24 March 1985) is a Kenyan volleyball player. She is part of the Kenya women's national volleyball team as a setter. She participated at the 2010 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, and at the 2015 FIVB Volleyball ... (born 1985), Kenyan female volleyball player {{given name, type=both Kenyan names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice Wairimu Nderitu
Alice Wairimu Nderitu is the United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide to United Nations Secretary General António Guterres. Early life and education Nderitu holds a master's degree in armed conflict and peace studies (2013) and a Bachelor of Arts, Literature and Philosophy (1990) from the University of Nairobi. Career Nderitu has served as a member of the African Union's Network of African Women in Conflict Prevention and Mediation (Fem-Wise), the Women Waging Peace Network, founder of the Community Voices for Peace and Pluralism https://peaceandpluralism.org/ and as a columnist with the East African Newspaper https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke. Nderitu also served as a Commissioner of the National Cohesion and Integration Commission in Kenya and was one of the founders and first co-chair of Uwiano Platform for Peace, a conflict prevention agency that uses mobile technology to encourage citizens to report indicators of violence, linking early warning to early r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brenda Wairimu
Brenda Wairimu (born 3 May 1989) is a Kenyan actress and model. She played Lulu Mali in the soap opera ''Mali''. Early life and education Brenda Wairimu was born on 3 May 1989 and raised in Mombasa. She studied International Business Management at USIU-Africa and minor in Broadcast Media. Career Wairimu has appeared in several television series. In 2009, she made her debut to television when she was cast as one of the actresses in, ''Changing Times''. She played Shareefah together with ensemble cast of Nice Githinji and Ian Mugoya. In 2011, she was cast as one of the lead characters in Kenya's soap opera, ''Mali''. She played Lulu, a bubbly daughter of Gregory Mali and Mabel. She played alongside, Mkamzee Mwatela, 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 n ... and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wairimu Kiambuthi
Dr. Wairimu Kiambuthi is a Kenyan academic and film director. Early life and education Kiambuthi was born in Kenya. In 1999, she wrote her dissertation at Teachers College, Columbia University, titled "Increasing Gender Awareness in Northern Kenya Through a Video Curriculum" Career Kiambuthi was formerly a lecturer in Theatre Arts and Film Technology at Kenyatta University in Kenya and a media consultant at Columbia University in New York. Kiambuthi went on to direct the film ''Africans and African-Americans in the United States'', a documentary released in 2006. The film aims to promote understanding between Africans in the United States and was featured at the African Film Festival African Film Festival, Inc. (AFF) is a non-profit cultural organization that presents an annual film festival and year-round community programs. Based in New York City, the organization was founded in 1990. The organization is dedicated to promot ... in New York. As of 2016, Kiambuthi is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stellah Wairimu Bosire-Otieno
Stellah Wairimu Bosire, is a Kenyan physician, corporate executive, human rights activist and author, a former Co-Executive Director of UHAI EASHRI and also previously served as the chief executive officer of ''Kenya Medical Association'' and as the vice-chair of the HIV and AIDS Tribunal of Kenya. Background and education She was born and grew up in Kibera, the largest slum in Nairobi, Kenya's capital and largest city. Stellah was a student at Kibera Primary school but sat for Kenya's Certificate of Primary Education at Joseph Kang'ethe Primary School. She had a challenging childhood having spent a better part of her life as a homeless street child exposing her to various violations including sexual violence to which she is a survivor. She became addicted to drugs and alcohol, while still a teenager. Stellah's mother had schizophrenia and therefore required very close help from her children. Her mother died from HIV/AIDs related complications in 2011. She was fortunate to bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Wairimu
Jane Wacu Wairimu (born 24 March 1985) is a Kenyan volleyball player. She is part of the Kenya women's national volleyball team as a setter. She participated at the 2010 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, and at the 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup. She currently plays with VBC Chamalières. Mercy Moim was chosen to captain Kenya's team for the postponed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo in 2021. Clubs * Kenya Pipeline * Kenya Prisons * VBC Chamalières VBC may refer to: * VBC-90, an armoured combat vehicle * The VBC 88.3 FM, a radio station in Wellington, New Zealand * Valencia BC, a Spanish basketball team * Vesper Barge Club, an amateur rowing club in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania * Victory Base ... References 1985 births Living people Kenyan women's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic volleyball players of Kenya People from Nyeri County {{Kenya-volleyball-bio-stub ... [...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] |
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