Nyeri, Kenya: To many people, the falling of a tree is a routine and natural occurrence. But to some villagers in Nyeri, when the fallen tree happens to be the sacred mugumo (Fig tree), then it ...

While the Mugumo tree served as a place of worship for the Agikuyu community, the British saw the need to protect it from falling. They feared its fall would awaken a revolution and the community ...

An elder in Nyeri has interpreted the felling of a 300-year-old Mugumo tree by heavy rains in Nyeri politically. Harrison Kanyuguto, a village elder in Giakanja, said the breaking of the tree into two ...

(eTN) The Mugumo tree, used by the Kenyan Mau Mau movement as a mailbox to safely exchange messages during their days of liberation struggle, was declared a national monument in Kenya last week. (eTN) ...

Nairobi — Another ancient Mugumo tree has fallen in the Kinoru neighborhood of Meru County, marking the second tree to fall in this area within two weeks. The revered Mugumo tree is deeply significant ...