Avalogooli people migrating to and across East Africa — editorial illustration of the Great Maragoli Migration to Vihiga
History Article Series

The Great Maragoli Migration: How the Avalogooli Came to Vihiga and Beyond

Tracing the movement of the Avalogooli from Misri through the Great Lakes to Vihiga County, Kenya and beyond— the communities they built, the histories they carried, and the children who got lost along the way. An ongoing series drawing on oral histories, elder testimony, and community records.

Period
Pre-colonial to present
Setting
Tanzania, Uganda, Great Lakes region, Vihiga County — Kenya, Trans Nzoia County — Kenya, Nandi County — Kenya, Migori county — Kenya
Key Figures
The Avalogooli elders
Series
The Great Maragoli Migration

2 Parts

  1. 1

    Kinagosi from Tanzania to Vihiga - The plant that was a taboo for women to touch, yet only a woman could heal those sick from its poison

    Kinagosi, plural, vinagosi is an endangered plant of the genus Euphorbia. What follows is a look at the taboos surrounding…

  2. 2

    A cry for the lost children of Maragoli: The sad tale of peasant farmers dash to dreamy Ujamaa lifestyle in Tanzania's Mara region, that ended in tears

    This is the story of the lost children of Maragoli. A story told to myself, in passing, by my beloved…

Keep it here for new installations of the story of the Maragoli people and their migrations across the Great Lakes region. We traverse the region to find the lost children of Andimi to tell their stories and that of their forefathers.