According to their beliefs,the Agikuyu believed that they originated from two people;Gikuyu and Mumbi,who they believed they were created by God and they were placed around mount Kirinyaga(mount Kenya).God blessed them with nine daughters,who are the nine clans of Agikuyu.
The nine daughters we
Wanjiku is the mother to Anjiku clan
Wanjiru is the mother of Anjiru clan
Wambui is the mother of the Ambui clan
Wangui or Waithiegeni is the mother of Angui or
Waithira orWangeci is the mother of Aithirandu or
Angeci clan
Waceera or Wanjeri is the of Aceera
Nyambura or Akiuru or Ethaga is the mother
ofEthaga
Wairimu or Gathiigia is the mother of Airimu
orAgathiaga clan
Wangari or Muithekahuno is the mother of Angari or
Aithekahuno
Wamuyu or Warigia was the last born to Gikuyu and
and is the mother of Aicakamuyu Warigia or
Wanjugu clan
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| The nine daughters of Gikuyu and Mumbi |
As you notice the clans are ten and not nine as per the number of daughters.Gakaara wa Wanjau writes in his book Mihiriga ya Agikuyu (1967) that,Even if the Kikuyu say that their clans are nine,there is a well known secret that the clans are ten.The Kikuyu have lived in the taboo of counting people and domestic animals one to ten,and because of this they do not agree to state that their clans are ten because they believe tha doing this will bring their demise.Instead of stating ten they say "kenda muiyuru" (nine full)
The last daughter of Gikuyu and Mumbi did not get married.
By Ruth Chege and Regina Wairimu
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