Mbooni and Karatina

Siakago.........................Cia aka ago. Literal translation, 'of or belonging to medicine-women'.

Ituramiro = the story I have heard, is it is at the of a steep hill. Hence 'kukaa vibaya'

The people of Kirinyaga/Embu are the Luo's of Central province - thus the penchant to Anglicize names like, Difatha's, Kutus, Runyenjes, Siakago etc

Karatina - from the Muratina tree, one used to stand where the market now is.

Ndenderu is a slippery place.

Many of the names in the northern part of the Nyeri Valley and Nyandarua are from Maasai, specifically Samburu, who occupied the area before the Maa civil war. Thus names like Nyeri, Mweiga, Ol Kalou, Nyahururu, Maragema, Njororoko etc

While we are at it, who can tell me where the following names came from:
- Gatina, Rodkopany, Padpieri, Iveti, Gathatia ng'ondu

Kaku*a, Timb*roa na Mb*oni je?

Langobaya and Jirole in Malindi

@wakanyugi, Siakago is Sia Aka Ago as @rankaz has explained. I thought Karatina is corruption for quarantine?....Frere Town was named after Robert Frere, a missionary.

Ruaka is named from the nearby river Ruaka, in full Rui Rwa Aka or the women's river. Women traders would freshen up at that river after a day's biz

You are good a it..

Ruiru town named after Ruiru river (black river), named so because of the rivers dark waters due to iron and manganese minerals from the source area

@Lolest, Uji is likely to be sold on an "inama" position and not "turama".