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• The Kikuyu tribe is the most populous ethnic group in Kenya. The Kikuyu make up 22% of Kenya's population, and have been the country's dominant political group since Kenya achieved independence in 1963.New York Times: Kenya Kikuyus, Long Dominant, Are Now Routed (January 7, 2008)

• Fast Facts

  1. Population: About 6,723,000 people in KenyaJoshua Project: People-in-Country Profile(June 9, 2008)
  2. The Kikuyu make up about 22% of Kenya's populationKenyalogy: Population and Culture: Population
  3. Helped lead the Mau Mau Uprising of the 1950s
  4. Politically, the Kikuyu have been dominant since Kenya's independence
  5. Kenya president Mwai Kibaki is a member of the Kikuyu
  6. Majority Christian
  7. • Swahili
  8. • Kikuyu
  9. • English
  10. Rage Against The Machine's Tom Morello is a Kikuyu

• Culture

  Prior to their exposure to British colonialism, the Kikuyu people had a democratic horizontal social structure without chiefs or currency. During the era of British occupation, the introduction of Christianity, hierarchical government and taxes permanently readjusted Kikuyu practices and values.Kukummi.org: The Kikuyu People

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