Embu is a district on the slopes of Mt. Kenya with a provincial capital that serves as the commercial hub within the region.

The capture of General Kubu Kubu

Kubu Kubu was the most venerated freedom hero within the Embu country. His name means "heavy footsteps" and was coined out of the thud his feet made because of his heavy build. His roots are still cloudy but Kubu Kubu is known to have lived in Kirimiri Forest Hill, in Mukuuri sub-location, in his life as a war leader.

Kubu Kubu was the de facto leader of Mau Mau war battalion within the Embu country. He was highly feared by locals and Colonialists. Around 1954, colonialists tracked him down and lynched him near Muragari Primary School in Mukuuri. In 1987, former Runyenjes legislator Stanley Nyaga organised his people and built a modern boarding primary school in Kubu Kubu's memory where his body was set ablaze. Kirimiri forest is still there, and a vibrant market centre called Mukuuri has developed near its base. It is presently a popular rendezvous for revellers and also as a retreat centre.