Rehabilitation of Mukurwe wa Nyagathanga shrine is one of the investments the County Government of Murang'a is targeting to implement as the County eyes for more revenue through tourism.
The shrine located in Gaturi Ward and believed to be the origin of the Agikuyu community, have remained neglected and in deplorable state.
Some years back, the shrine used to host many traditional activities, including sacrifices, prayers and crowning elders, but currently the structures are wearing out.
Local residents claim that without many activities taking place in the shrine, they have lacked chances to sell their farm produce since visitors used to promote them, when they toured the shrine. "Some years back, especially in the 1980s and 90s the shrine used to be a beehive of activities with elders from the region holding prayers and other cultural rituals here, however, today things are different," Observed one of the local residents, Mary Wanjiku.
