Meet khutiukha: the elaborate Bukusu sex education ceremony that made us quality women and made men of honor of omufulu (fresh initiates)

Grey scale poster with the words khutiukha, an elaborate bukusu sex education ceremony

My first formal sex education lesson occurred after one of my cousins had been circumcised when I participated in a ceremony called khutiukha. The Bukusu, my people, are not shamed … Read more

Meet the Bukusu proverb embalikha yarafua nga ekhilakhima – A tale of polygamy, the church and Elijah Masinde’s resistance.

poster A Bukusu proverb: embalikha elinga ekhilakhima, esiukha bichikhi!

As I equivocally stated before, we the people of mulembe are a people of love. The spirit of mulembe is that of warmth. That of love. Of companionship. That of … Read more

#TembeaWestern: Meet Khumusalaba, the emerging market-town in western Kenya thriving at the crossroads

Poster with image of road intersection titled Khumusalaba: thriving at the crossroads

Join us as we take a trip to one of the emerging makutano towns of western Kenya: Khumusalaba. Khumusalaba, not to be confused with the Luhya gospel hit Khu Musalaba … Read more

50+ Names of birds in Bukusu, a Luhya language of East Africa

poster with image of perched orange bird titled names of birds in Bukusu

Planning on going bird watching? Kakamega forest in Kakamega and Vihiga counties is a heaven for bird watchers. Pack along this list of names of birds in Bukusu as it … Read more

'Nacha nacha nacha' the play folk song: A fun way to learn Lubukusu – meet the Bukusu words for tortoise, gazelle and more

cartoon drawing of tortoise, one of the subjects of the Bukusu kids song nacha nacha

A fun way to learn Lubukusu through the much loved Bukusu play folk song: nacha nacha nacha. Folk songs are an important part of a community’s oral literature. This because … Read more