Everything Luhya folklore in the contemporary society. Meet our superheroes and characters from our oral traditions passed on from generation to the next. We tease them out in music, visual art and modern media depictions.
NOTE: For proverbs, we have a dedicated page for Luhya proverbs and sayings from all 18 Luhya houses.
A story from my childhood on my first ever meeting of yabunje the royal rat; and all Bukusu culture about this fabled rodent. True story. We had closed school. August … Read more
Find the English translation and meaning of the Bukusu proverb engila sebolela okenda. English The road does not tell the traveler what lies ahead. What is the meaning of bukusu … Read more
Here at mulembenation.co.ke, we have been reliably informed by our coverage on Luhya culture. From trees of cultural cultural significance among the Luhya to this latest installment of life lessons … Read more
The dancing lizard GIF is one of the most popular internet memes out there. But why do lizards mindlessly bob their heads when still? Why do lizards, without asking or … Read more
The rains are back, which means I finally got around to one of my favorite things: farming. Wele blessing us with water also means it’s time for my other favorite … Read more
Somewhere hidden among the vishigas of Vihiga, is a giant footprint of Jesus. Yes, the son of Joseph once rolled through these parts preaching mulembe, so goes the legend. If … Read more
Some time back, we named our babies. Though we are yet to explore the whole shebang of naming and how luhya names come about, but some justice was done with … Read more
This story illustrates a Maragoli folktale value to epidemiology. It is months like May that make Christmas sneak up on us. May is a dull, action dry month. It is … Read more
It’s not often that one can link African oral literature with the modern science of epidemiology. Such an intricate exercise is within the realm of medical anthropology, whose practitioners locally … Read more
Today, lets talk Lubukusu, the language of Mubukusu. Lubukusu is rich: lustrous when spoken, immensely expressive in song and damn descriptive in capturing the quintessence of our ways such as when … Read more
