Programme news, upcoming gatherings, the community noticeboard and partner coverage from African Heritage News — updated by our team in Nanyuki.
8 September 2026
WE AT THE UTU HERITAGE DEVELOPMENT AND PARTNERSHIP AGENCY ARE NOW INVITING BOTH THE COMMUNITY AND INDIVIDUALS TO JOIN THE UTU WAVE
20 August 2026
Youth and women's groups from Nanyuki, Timau and Doldol may apply for the next Utu Kilimo cohort through the Get involved page or by calling the office.
14 August 2026
Elders, chiefs, schools and health facilities may refer a household for medical bill support. Call 0712 969 041 or email info@utuheritage.org.
6 August 2026
We need 60 volunteers for the Utu na Mazingira short-rains planting. Sign up on the Get involved page.
Utu Kilimo20 August 2026
The next cohort of Utu Kilimo farmer trainees at Timau opens for applications this month.
Utu Heritage is recruiting youth and women's groups from Nanyuki, Timau and Doldol for the next Utu Kilimo training cycle. Training covers soil and water discipline, indigenous and drought-tolerant crops, citrus agronomy and market pricing.
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Utu na Mazingira12 August 2026
Farmers, schools, sanctuary scouts and Utu Heritage now sit on one committee for the Murangai catchment.
Following the Porini river watch, a joint catchment committee has been formed to bring water abstraction data and elders' testimony to the county water office. The committee meets monthly at Nanyuki.
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Culture & Heritage2 August 2026
A working Yaakunte phrasebook now supports weekly language lessons in Mukogodo Forest.
Recordings made with Yaaku elders at Sieku have been transcribed into a working phrasebook, handed back to the community and used in the weekly Yaakunte circle led by four young apprentice teachers.
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Sep
12
Weekly Yaakunte lessons with Yaaku elders and apprentice teachers.
Open to Yaaku families and visiting researchers who have community clearance. Held every Saturday at Sieku, Mukogodo Forest.
Sep
26
Farmers, flower farms, schools and custodians meet to review water abstraction in the Murangai catchment.
Utu Heritage convenes the first public forum on the Murangai River, presenting the community water diary and the elders' record of the river's old flood lines.
Oct
17
Riverbank planting of indigenous seedlings raised in the Utu na Mazingira nursery.
Volunteers, youth groups and schools join the Utu na Mazingira team for the short-rains planting along the Nanyuki water lines. Bring water, a hat and closed shoes.
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