Wanjiru is a name of Kikuyu origin that may refer to: The main character of a Kikuyu story, "Wanjiru, Sacrificed by Her People" Daniel Wanjiru, Kenyan long-distance runner Esther Wanjiru, Kenyan long-distance track and road runner and 1998 Commonwealth Games champion Esther Wanjiru Mwikamba, Kenyan crime victim in Dubai in 2012 Helen Wanjiru Gichohi, Kenyan ecologist and President of the African Wildlife Foundation Grace Wanjiru, Kenyan race walker and four-time African champion Margaret Wanjiru, Kenyan bishop and Member of the National Assembly for the Orange Democratic Movement Samuel Wanjiru, Kenyan marathon runner and 2008 Olympic champion Ruth Wanjiru, Kenyan road runner based in Japan Veronica Nyaruai Wanjiru, Kenyan middle- and long-distance runner. Wikipedia