Boys club aren’t anything new, the Luhya had the sacredness of age-sets whose fraternity rules you couldn’t break. Reiterating 5 non-negotiable laws of the Luhya traditional boys club

So this past week or so, Kenyan interwebs have been awash with accusations and counter accusations over the intimate goings-on of a certain boys club. From the fallout, it’s clear … Read more

Meaning of omwami kafwile engwe yasalile, a Bukusu saying

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Omwami kafwile engwe yasalile is a Bukusu saying in which Mbukusu mourns the death of an important person in society- omwami. In this article, we learn the meaning of this … Read more

Omubayi abechanga ne kumubano: Wisdom to see you through COVID-19 from the Bukusu proverb on picking up the pieces

poster with animals grazing in a field titled omubayi abechanga ne kumubano

This is a story of my close confidant Musa. My Musa is employed as a farm hand in one of my friend’s farms. Once, he suffered a misfortune and how he … Read more

How to threaten someone in Maragoli – Growing up uvurogori, these are words your didn’t want to hear a peer utter while down in the herding fields

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Next time someone who speaks lulogooli doesn’t take you seriously, and you need to make them reconsider their stance, look no further. We got you covered. This is how to … Read more

The meaning of khocha in Luhya: 7 life events in Luhya culture that are hallowed by the presence of the irreplaceable khocha/ koza/ kotsa/ kocha/ chomba

poster appreciating our maternal uncles with images of archetypal khocha, kotsa and chomba

Khocha is a male sibling to your mother. Broadly speaking, in the way African relations are expansive, chomba in Bukusu slang; or kocha, koza or kotsa in lulogooli is any … Read more