Kirinyaga

British  

/ ˌkɪrɪnˈjɑːɡaː /

noun

1. the local name of Mount Kenya See Kenya

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Example Sentences

Key roads in the capital city, including Mombasa Road, Uhuru Highway, Kirinyaga Road, and parts of the Westlands district, have been submerged underwater.

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Francis Ngiri, who used to farm in Kirinyaga in central Kenya where cabbages are a mainstay crop, explains that this is because, especially during the 1970s, those growing imported leafy vegetables used fertilisers and pesticides that damaged the local biodiversity.

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Mr Kinyua, a member of the Mutira Farmers Cooperative in Kenya's Kirinyaga County, adds that higher temperatures attract more pests and diseases, raising the cost of protecting his produce.

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Yet back in Kirinyaga County, Mr Kinyua says low and volatile prices have left him unsure about his future in farming.

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Among those still hoping to stand are the current governors of Kirinyaga and Nakuru counties in south-central Kenya, both of whom lost out in the governing Jubilee Party's selection process.

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