Mguya | |
|---|---|
  Mguya Location of Mguya | |
| Coordinates: 4°40′S 39°12′E / 4.67°S 39.2°E | |
| Country | Kenya |
| Province | Coast Province |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Mguya is a settlement in Kenya's Coast Province.
For the Mpondomise, the Mguya is also a ritual that celebrates authority and fertility, and that reaffirms the heroic status of chiefs as the descendants of men who slew leopards and who brought nourishing rains.
References
1/94, Hope to Chief Magistrate, Kokstad, January 17, 1879; this pertains to events not specific to the ritual.
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