Chuka Town Guide
Chuka town is located in Meru County of Kenya about 70Km South Of Meru Town. It falls within Eastern Province and the people of the area are Meru speaking. Chuka Town is on the eastern slopes of Mount Kenya.
History of Chuka Town
Chuka Town is chiefly occupied by the Chuka people, one of the nine Meru dialect Speakers. They dwell on the south-eastern slopes of Mt. Kenya and cover the area between the Thuci River in the south and the Nithi River in the north. It is a common tradition with the Chuka that they have always been in the forests of Mt. Kenya hence they moved down to their present abode. Other versions of the Chuka migratory tradition say that, they came out from Mbwa with the other Meru. The Chuka are believed to have sprung from the Tharaka, another of the meru subtribe. They have also form a blood-brotherhood with the Igembe and the Tigania of the northern meru dialects. On the other hand, there are some customs, for instance, the method of circumcision by which the Chuka are similar to the Embu.
The Chuka are primarily Meru who had climbed the first slopes of Mt. Kenya, clearing the forest for cultivation (even at present the fields of the Chuka are on the lower section of their country), mixed with the aboriginal inhabitants of the forest and established some kind of contact with the Embu. These aboriginal forest inhabitants seem to have been the Gumba, now only remembered by some traditions and described as very small people. It seems certain that they were a pygmy race. Some even say that the Chuka may have come from the Coast about A.D. 1300. Their exodus was provoked by an invasion from Somalia, which drove away the people living round Shungwaya, north of Malindi of the Meru District. The Chuka were those who have suffered most of the impact and violence of Mau Mau rebellion. During the Emergency, they were the only Meru to be forcibly settled into villages of the Kikuyu and Embu pattern. Later, they were allowed to return to their fields, as before.
Chuka Politics
Chuka and the surrounding area politics were dominated by the Democratic Party that was led by former Kenya President Mwai Kibaki from 1992 to 2002. When NARC was formed in 2002, the population shifted their allegiance to NARC. If follow then that the local residents shifted to PNU in the contested 2007 elections and overwhelmingly voted for the PNU candidate – Mwai Kibaki. In the four elections that Kibaki contested, the area overwhelmingly supported him.
The Chuka people largely practice Christianity with a small minority as Muslims and traditional religions. According to Zaphania Samuel Mumbere, a scholar and an authority in the Chukan’s customs, traditions and ways of life, the Chuka people were a close knit society that kept the spirit of the community alive by oral narrations and practices that were passed down generations. Chuka is part of Chuka Igambang’ombe sub-county . In 2013 the residents shifted to TNA headed by Kenyatta and Ruto.
Chuka Health Facilities
- Afya Bora Clinic (Meru South)
- Azimio Medical Clinic (Meru South)
- Cheera Dispensary
- Chuka Cottage Hospital
- Chuka District Hospital
- Kaanwa Dispensary
- Kambandi Dispensary
- Kiamuchii Dispensary
- Kiangondu Dispensary
- Kiereni Dispensary
- Mwonge Clinic
- Ntha Clinic
- St Lucy’s Hospital
- Weru Dispensary
- Chuka Unversity Dispensary
- Redeemed Gospel Church VCT
- Kaanwa CFW Clinic
- Uzima Medical Clinic (Chuka)
- Makamu Medical Clinic
- Marps -Chuka Dice Clinic
- Joy Medical Clinic Chuka
- Kathathani Medical Clinic
- Njaina Dispensary
- Kangutu Dispensary
Chuka Population
The population of Chuka, is 19,347+ according to the GeoNames geographical database.
Things To Do in Chuka Town
- Cafe Central
- Masajes Madrid Majestic
- Casino Gran Via
- Tour Me Out Madrid
- OgoTours
- Villa-Rosa
Accommodations and Hotels in Chuka Town
- The Sammerto
- Nithi Gerish Hotel
- Kimwa Hotel Chuka
Education Institutions in Chuka Town
Chuka Boys’ High School
Chuka Girls Secondary School
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