[image_1774355758756] Mekatilili wa Menza was born around 1860 in the coastal region of Kilifi County, Kenya, among the Giriama people—a subgroup of the larger Mijikenda ethnic cluster. Her early life was shaped by the rhythms of traditional Giriama society, which emphasized communal land ownershi…

wanawake wa kigiriama si walikuwa wanakaa topless? . that photo is a complete misrepresentation.

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[image] Jack_Black: …her role in Kenya’s liberation narrative. Mekatilili wa Menza died around 1924, but her spirit lives on. She remains a beacon for those who believe in justice, cultural sovereignty, and the power of ordinary people to challenge empire. Her life reminds us that resistance ca…

Yes. Thank you elder for highlighting that. People have painted the history of the coast as purely Islamic, or the coast starting to exist when some Persian and Omanis landed at the coast. No. There were people who owned those places. Shouting around Pwani SI Kenya is chosing to start history at a…

[image] Cheza_juu: …e coast as purely Islamic, or the coast starting to exist when some Persian and Omanis landed at the coast. No. There were people who owned those places. Shouting around Pwani SI Kenya is chosing to start history at a later point in time and erasing the indigenous coastal tr…

[image] Cheza_juu: Yes. Thank you elder for highlighting that. People have painted the history of the coast as purely Islamic, or the coast starting to exist when some Persian and Omanis landed at the coast. No. There were people who owned those places. Shouting around Pwani SI Kenya is chosin…

[image] dingoo_wa_ingoo: …e places. Shouting around Pwani SI Kenya is chosing to start history at a later point in time and erasing the indigenous coastal tribes history. Branding Mombasa as an Islamic city is insulting the over 60% non muslims and the founder of Mombasa- Mwana Mkisi but i get…

[image] Cheza_juu: … a the majority of the nywele ngumu muslims at the coast don’t mind the erasure of their indigenous jahiliya history. Because Muslim invaders were violent and mocked them, so they had to completely dive into Islam to feel ‘valued’. But we know that script, education and eco…

[image] dingoo_wa_ingoo: in any event, do you not think that the deep, deep religious affiliations will always be a source of division that will hinder the nywele ngumu’s endeavors to “self determination”? In my case, deep religious affiliation is working very well indeed for me. [copilot_i…

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Jack_Black March 25, 2026, 7:17am 12

In my case, deep religious affiliation is working very well indeed for me.

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