They recreated the life of a female Kenyan icon Mnyazi wa Menza, who was popularly known among her people as Mekatilili wa Menza. Mekatilili is celebrated in Kenya for challenging oppressive ...

Mwarandu said Madca used to celebrate Mekatilili annually at her grave site at Bungale ... for independence Menza died in the 1920s of natural causes. The Mekatilili wa Menza festival is held ...

Born Mnyazi wa Menza in Mutara wa Tsatsu Ganze village in Kilifi County in the 1840s, Mekatilili Wa Menzas is said to be one of Kenya's earliest freedom fighters. •She organised the Giriama ...

He highlighted national heroes like Mekatilili wa Menza, emphasising that they represented the entire country by confronting colonialism with a vision that extended beyond uniting just her community.