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How Mukurwe Wa Nyagathanga shrine of Agikuyu lost its shine

A half-built structure in the middle of the Mukurwe wa Nyagathanga shrine compound [Willis Awandu, Standard]

Mukurwe Wa Nyagathanga, the shrine and cultural heritage site believed to be home of the Agikuyu community’s ancestral parents - Gikuyu and Mumbi - has been a treasure to residents for decades.

The shrine is a significant landmark to the Agikuyu because of its ancestral, spiritual and cultural heritage. From time immemorial, the shrine was considered sacred to the Agikuyu people.

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