The falling of a Mugumo tree among the Kikuyu is believed to convey a vital message. When a Mugumo tree fell in Uasin Gishu County in September this year, the elder noted that it signified ...

What has elicited debate in the village and county is the belief in Kikuyu culture that falling of a Mugumo tree is referred to as ituika, which means change of guard or an end of a dynasty.