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Hilarious Origin of Names of Towns and Locations in Kenya
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jaggernaut
#31 Posted : Wednesday, November 20, 2013 7:29:49 AM
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Shika adabu in Mombasa?
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#32 Posted : Wednesday, November 20, 2013 7:38:44 AM
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@wakanyugi, Siakago is Sia Aka Ago as @rankaz has explained. I thought Karatina is corruption for quarantine?....Frere Town was named after Robert Frere, a missionary.
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#33 Posted : Wednesday, November 20, 2013 7:40:54 AM
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Is Otiende named after JD Otiende? Ngei after Paul Ngei, Mbotela after Leonard Mambo and Ngumba after Andrew Kimani?
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#34 Posted : Wednesday, November 20, 2013 7:44:04 AM
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Ruaka is named from the nearby river Ruaka, in full Rui Rwa Aka or the women's river. Women traders would freshen up at that river after a day's biz
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#35 Posted : Wednesday, November 20, 2013 7:50:16 AM
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Waiting for some lazy journalist to make a poorly researched article out of this.
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#36 Posted : Wednesday, November 20, 2013 8:20:24 AM
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Lolest! wrote:
Ruaka is named from the nearby river Ruaka, in full Rui Rwa Aka or the women's river. Women traders would freshen up at that river after a day's biz


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radio
#37 Posted : Wednesday, November 20, 2013 8:22:09 AM
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Lolest! wrote:
Ruaka is named from the nearby river Ruaka, in full Rui Rwa Aka or the women's river. Women traders would freshen up at that river after a day's biz


How come its almost an abomination now to use the name Muka or Aka?
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majimaji
#38 Posted : Wednesday, November 20, 2013 8:28:04 AM
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Ruiru town named after Ruiru river (black river), named so because of the rivers dark waters due to iron and manganese minerals from the source area
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#39 Posted : Wednesday, November 20, 2013 8:40:35 AM
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radio wrote:
Lolest! wrote:
Ruaka is named from the nearby river Ruaka, in full Rui Rwa Aka or the women's river. Women traders would freshen up at that river after a day's biz


How come its almost an abomination now to use the name Muka or Aka?


@Radio. Urbanization. You and I don't but It still happens Huko Uccha.
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Gathige
#40 Posted : Wednesday, November 20, 2013 9:41:48 AM
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Lolest! wrote:
harrydre wrote:
Lolest! wrote:
The weirdest is Ituramiro. I hear it's in Gatundu. I heard the explanation like 10yrs back nikachangaa


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some woman was selling uji hapo and was in the 'turama' sitting position. Akina magigi wa huko were regular customers.



@Lolest, Uji is likely to be sold on an "inama" position and not "turama".
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