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9 unusual facts about Méru


Africa Evangelical Presbyterian Church

The Grace Bible Collage in Nakuru exist to train pastors and the other training location is Trinity Bible Institute in Meru.

The Beyond Mwingi Mission started dozens of mission churches in Nairobi, Kiambu, Meru, Embu and Nakuru.

Clotilde de Vaux

In 1835, according to traditions of nobility, she had a marriage of convenience with a nobleman, Amédée de Vaux, tax perceptor of Méru.

Estimates of sexual violence

In an extreme case of violence in 1991, 71 teenage girls were raped by their classmates and 19 others were killed at a boarding school in Meru, Kenya.

Harry Mutuma Kathurima

Harry Mutuma Kathurima (Born 20 August 1952 in Meru) is a Kenyan diplomat.

Meru, Kenya

There are also teacher training colleges, campuses of various universities including Egerton, Nairobi, among others.

It hosts a Central Bank of Kenya’s Currency Centre serving the North Eastern Half of Kenya.

Rahu Stalam

The Goddess is said to be Swayambu as she is present in the form of Meru.

Trowulan

The principal structure, which projects from the southern wall of the basin, was apparently modelled on the legendary Mount Mahameru.


Kangaru High School

Other tribes from the same Eastern province are represented such as Meru Akamba, Mbeere, and Kirinyaga.

KEMU

Kenya Methodist University, a liberal arts university located in Meru, Kenya

Mage: The Awakening

The humans who moved there discovered the first secrets of magic, and through magic they created the mighty city-state now known as Atlantis, Meru, Lemuria, etc. though its true name has been lost to time.

Meru language

The Meru language is similar to its surrounding neighbors, the Kikuyu and Embu could have possibly adopted parts of Meru.

Meru is the language spoken by the Meru people (Ameru) who live on the Eastern and Northern slopes of Mount Kenya, Kenya, Africa and on the Nyambene ranges.

Meru people

Kimîîru, Kikamba, Kiembu, Kimbeere, kisii and Kikuyu share critical language characteristics.The term meru is derived from maa speakers which is a reference of ngaa people upon arrival from east african coast (mboa).

Nanyuki Airport

Most traffic through Nanyuki is routing from Nairobi, carrying tourists to Mara Serena Airport, Samburu Airport, Laikipia, Lewa and Meru.

Patrick French

He is married to Meru Gokhale, currently the Editorial Director at Random House India, and the daughter of author and publisher Namita Gokhale.

Presbyterian Church of East Africa

When the mission was handed over to the Church of Scotland, God continued to use it for the building up of a company of believers among the Kikuyu people through the work of its stations at Kikuyu and Tumutumu (1908) and among the Meru people in Chuka, and Mwimbi, and among the people of Imenti through its work at Chogoria (1915)

Tirumala

In the Puranas, Venkatadri is believed to be a part of Mount Meru, which was brought on to the earth from Vishnu's abode Vaikuntam by his mount Garuda.


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