 The Nkuthuku Meru period appears analogous to the cognate Lkipiku period (also Il Kipkeku, starting c.1837) of the Sambur who occupied territory adjacent to the Meru at this time.It was also marked by a three-way separation, and it followed the 1830s mutai.This period was marked by an age-set named Il-kipku and followed by the Loikop period.