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Of Mbeere, magical realism and the rich African literary world

Over the past couple of weeks, the political discourse in Kenya has been dominated, in part, by Mbeere, a Bantu community found in the southeastern part of Embu County. The Ambeere inhabit two general areas. There is Mbeere South (covering Kiritiri, Makima and Mwea) and Mbeere North (Siakago and Evurore).

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