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  2. Meru, Kenya - Wikipedia

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    Overview Landscape in Meru County. The town is located at 0.047035 degrees north and 37.649803 degrees east, on the northeast slopes of Mount Kenya.The Kathita River passes adjacent to the town.

  3. Meru people - Wikipedia

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    The Meru or Amîîrú (including the Ngaa) are a Bantu ethnic group that inhabit the Meru region of Kenya. The region is situated on the fertile lands of the north and eastern slopes of Mount Kenya in the former Eastern Province . The word Meru means 'shining light' in the Meru language. In Kiswahili, the Meru are called Ng'aa, a word meaning ...

  4. Meru County - Wikipedia

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    Meru County. /  0.050°N 37.633°E  / 0.050; 37.633. Meru County is one of the 47 counties of Kenya. It borders Isiolo County to the north, Tharaka-Nithi County to the South, Nyeri County to the southwest and Laikipia County to the west. The home of the Meru people, [2] Meru County has a population of 1.35 million people.

  5. Meru National Park - Wikipedia

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    Website. www .kws .org /parks /parks _reserves /MENP .html. Meru National Park is a Kenyan national park located east of Meru, 350 km (220 mi) from Nairobi. Covering an area of 870 km 2 (340 sq mi), it is one best known national parks in Kenya. Rainfall in this area is abundant with 635–762 mm (25.0–30.0 in) in the west of the park and 305 ...

  6. Maua, Kenya - Wikipedia

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    Maua is a town in Meru County, Kenya. From 1992 to 2009, it was the capital of the now defunct Meru North District (also known as Nyambene district). Overview. Maua is located 60 km North of Meru Town on the northwestern slopes of Nyambene Hills and west of Meru National Park. Maua is the headquarters of Igembe South Sub-County and in the ...

  7. Roman Catholic Diocese of Meru - Wikipedia

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    Bishops of Meru (Roman rite) Bishop Lawrence Bessone, I.M.C. (3 Mar 1954 – 7 Apr 1976) Bishop Silas Silvius Njiru (9 Dec 1976 – 18 Mar 2004) Bishop Salesius Mugambi (since 18 Mar 2004) Coadjutor Bishop. Salesius Mugambi (2001-2004) Auxiliary Bishop. Silas Silvius Njiru (1975-1976), appointed Bishop here; See also. Roman Catholicism in Kenya

  8. Gikuyu, Embu, and Meru Association - Wikipedia

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    The Gikuyu, Embu, Meru Association ( GEMA) is an organisation in Kenya created to presumably advance the social and political needs of the Eastern Kenya Bantu people of Gikuyu, Embu, and Meru who though are closely related linguistically and culturally but don't have common mythologies or history. It was founded in 1971, with an economic arm ...

  9. Kiraitu Murungi - Wikipedia

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    Website. www .kiraitumurungi .com. Kiraitu Murungi (born 1 January 1952) is a Commissioner at the Kenya Law Reform Commission and the former governor of Meru County in Kenya. He is a former long-serving member of parliament for South Imenti constituency (1992-2013), former cabinet minister, and former senator for Meru County.