The recent report by the Truth Justice and reconciliation Commission (TJRC) citing the Giriama massacre has kicked off a major debate with many seeing avenues for compensation by the British ...
This article explores how Giriama elders represent their 'traditional religion' (dini ya jadi) through 'interfaith' cooperation with Christians and Muslims in the coastal Kenyan town of Malindi. Based ...
A famous Italian poet was yesterday initiated into the Giriama community after staying in the resort town for only three months. Mauro Macario, 65, was initiated in colorful ceremony organised by Kaya ...
NAIROBI, Aug 9 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Kenyan female freedom fighter Mekatilili wa Menza, who led the coastal Giriama people to resist British colonial rule in the early 20th century, was ...
Similar to the American Indian spiritual markers of the Northwest coast are the vigango made by the Giriama people of Kenya. Long considered grave markers by explorers of Africa, these unusual carved ...
Mijikenda elders in Kilifi have rejected a state-approved Giriama book for teaching local language in Early Childhood Development. They call it substandard. The Malindi District Cultural Association ...
Sunday, October 30, will remain a memorable day in the lives of a couple that travelled all the way from Germany to brew their love in a Giriama pot. At the Mwangirani Giriama Cultural Centre, the ...