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Instead of delivering votes for his chosen successor, Mr. Kenyatta suffered a humiliating rebuke from voters in his heartland, the Mount Kenya region, where ethnic Kikuyus rejected his allies across the board.

From New York Times • Aug. 15, 2022

The handshake has also eased tensions between Luos and Kikuyus, the ethnic group to which Mr Kenyatta belongs.

From BBC • Jul. 27, 2022

But tribalism remained a strong element in Kenyan politics, and he surrounded himself with a close-knit cadre of his fellow Kikuyus, whose traditional homeland was near Mount Kenya.

From Washington Post • Apr. 22, 2022

Both men are also Kikuyus, Kenya’s biggest ethnic group but still a minority.

From Reuters • Sep. 3, 2017

Next morning, when we arose, we found one of the wagon Kikuyus awaiting us.

From African Camp Fires by White, Stewart Edward