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                                                                                 The Lamu Ocean Front  |  Source: Author  Lamu Island Lamu Island belongs to an archipelago of five islands that include Pate, Manda, Kiwayu and Manda Toto. Lamu Town on  Lamu Island  is not only the largest urban settlement, but also the capital of Lamu County. This archipelago is on the East African coast, with a section of the county on the mainland. Lamu Island is one of the most ancient settlements in Africa. Archaeologists propose that habitation started in the 1300s, but evidence from hieroglyphics suggest otherwise. Lamu has been mentioned several times in Ancient Egyptian texts as ‘Amu.’ The other land mentioned in the ancient texts is Punt. The fact that there is a Somali ...

  Queen Mutemwiya K. R. Lepsius, Mutemwiya, line by Emmanuel Kariuki, CC0 1.0 Akhenaten, Grandchild of Queen Mutemwiya Akhenaten  was the Pharaoh who is credited with starting Monotheism in 18 th  Dynasty Egypt. Here, we shall be more concerned with his grandmother called Queen Mutemwiya (spelled as Mutemwaya by some writers). Before we discuss Mutemwiya, two trees need to mentioned. These are the Sycamore and the Olive. The Sycamore,  Ficus sycamora  is a sacred tree to both the ancient Egyptians and the Kikuyu. It is stated by writers on the Kikuyu that the originator of the tribe was called Gĩkũyũ which translates as “the Big Fig Tree” in Kikuyu language. The Olive,  Olea chrisofila,  was the ‘female’ among sacred trees to both the Kikuyu and the Ancient Egyptians. That said, we shall come back to the significance of these trees shortly. To bring Queen Mutemwiya into perspective, let us look at her more famous relatives. Below is a brief chronology ...

   add Akhenaten the Monotheis Source: Wikipedia - Keith Schengili-Robert A Strong Link Between Kikuyu Culture and the Culture of Ancient Egypt This post will show that Akhenaten had some influence in Kikuyu culture, language and religion. The Kikuyu live in Central Kenya, making up 20% of the total Kenyan population. Their myth of origin does not include Egypt but evidence points in that direction as will be shown in this hub. Before we go into details, here are some signs in the language that indicate this influence. 1. The kikuyu say TENE to mean long ago. There is also a bygone era known as TENE NA AGU. 2. the founder of the tribe was called  Gĩkũyũ  or TENE. According to Kenyatta in his treatise on the Kikuyu, a grandchild of  Gĩkũyũ , was overthrown due to his dictatorship tendencies. 3. The Kikuyu term for a Kind person is MUTANA and a mean person is MUKARE. MU is a prefix denoting a person or object with a spirit. In my interpretation, Akhenaten (TENE, T...