Growing up Luhya in the 80s, 90s was the most wholesome experience for a child. Enjoy another hilarious one from my childhood: Out of my dreams, you! I remember it vividly. It was a Saturday morning like any another. Being it that papa worked six days a week and school meant that we rarely met […]
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Growing up, we never knew that dentists were there to remove teeth. All our milk teeth were extracted at home by the erstwhile, experienced family dentist: dad. But the experience of tooth removal didn’t end at his hands. The whole community, was involved one way or the other. Tooth removal the Luhya way: Myths and
Khukololosia embulu is a Bukusu saying that simply means straightening the alligator. There was once a time when I overheard my mum talk to her sister about one of us. Intially, I was not sure who it was, but it was about my aunt missing out on opportunity khukololosia embulu. Now what had this certain
This is a story of kids being kids. Of kids finding their way in the world by appreciating, to put it loosely, the differences among themselves. Thus, they refuse to stop at the limits set by names that none of them in the first place chose. Meet the Kevo, Brayo of Bukusuland in all their
I know many of you of a certain age, would be nothing without the tough love of a few strokes from the lukhendu of your loving Luhya mother. This is the story of your childhood, these are our stories….this, is growing up Luhya. Today, whiling time away as I chose to STAY AT HOME during
If you grew up or have stayed in the village but you never cleaned up in a “washroom” constructed by banana leaves (sisakati) whose floor composed of a patchwork of cobblestones, humbly accept that you grew up privileged. There, I said it. If my unsolicited opinion brings up anxieties over your self-diagnosis of a serious
The Bukusu love doves. We love the dove’s gentle demeanor and calm spirit, attributes which are universally accepted as the bird’s embodiment of mulembe. Further, doves are not only edible birds, but their meat is indeed very tasty. In Lubukusu, the dove is known as kamausi. There are domestic and wild doves. Today our attention is
This is the story of a respected member of our household growing up. Were it not for lukhendu, we wouldn’t have turned out this good. Quite a bit, I have written here about my childhood. Thus, regular readers will know that I spent my formative years deep in the village under the strict eyes of
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