Reclaming Identity, One Story at the Time | Ciku Kimeria | TEDxNairobi

Wow. In the beginning, Gai created Gyo and Mumbi, the first man and woman of my people, the Aikoyo. And he placed them on the foothills of Mount Kirinyaga, which the British would later on call Mount Kenya as they couldn't pronounce Kirinyaga.And he blessed them with nine daughters, one of them called Wajiko, commonly shortened to Shiko. Good afternoon. I am Shiko Kimeriia, an author, journalist, and traveler across Africa and beyond.But here's the thing. I wasn't always known as Shiko. In fact, growing up ...