MUCHIERE: THE STONE WOMAN OF KIEIGA FOREST IN MIKINDURI

The Stone Woman (Muchiere) of Kieiga Forest in Mikinduri

This is a huge rock found in the forest and it is shaped like a woman weaving a basket in Kieiga forest along Meru- Mikinduri road. The shape of the rock when viewed from some distance appears artistically and skillful to have been made of into a woman weaving a basket is the most unique and mysterious feature of the forest, which serves to give the forest a mystical and spiritual outlook. The community members refer to the rock as “Muchiere”, which means in the local dialect a woman in her prime age.