Why Kikuyus love waru like plots and mugithi

 

• Kikuyu’s affinity for waru is cultural, agricultural, customary, culinary and commercial
• “I cannot eat food without waru because I will not feel satisfied at all,” says Ruth Wanjiru

Potatoes make chips, our commonest fried fast food. But few communities outside Central Kenya understand the deep-rooted love affair between the Kikuyu and waru.