Feb 28

The Kamba Keep an Old Craftsmanship Alive Although speculation abounds about the origin of the Kamba people, it is generally agreed they stem from the Central Bantu. One theory claims they migrated northward to their present home from Kilimanjaro. Another asserts they branched off from the Coastal...Read more

The Kamba Keep an Old Craftsmanship Alive Although speculation abounds about the origin of the Kamba people, it is generally agreed they stem from the Central Bantu. One theory claims they migrated northward to their present home from Kilimanjaro. Another asserts they branched off from the Coastal Bantus who were heading north. Yet another theory says they originated from an ancient dispersal centre among the Mijikenda. Ancient mythology also offers its versions. One says the Kamba exist in their present location courtesy of mulungu (the supreme being). Mulungu projected the first Kamba man and woman onto Mount Nzaui. This first couple was later joined by another from the centre of the earth. Mulungu, it is said, nourished the land they settled in with rain and it became fertile. #wamusyidiaspora #knowyourculture #culture #kamba