Mbo notila khuyo, aba olinge owambile lichabungwe esibuno nono solakanyala ta! Meet the Bukusu proverb on sacred cows. A newspaper editor once said: “To determine the true rulers of any … Read more
When it seemed fairly certain that natural death was imminent, a terminally ill person was placed in front, or the center of his first wife’s house. In Lubuksu, munju mwo … 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
In contemporary Kenyan speak, mention of the word mulembe teleports one to western Kenya.Yet a mirage still blinds the true meaning of that which made a people ever so great: mulembe.
Among the rituals that are the body of Maragoli building and construction traditions, the requirement that the wife be present during “kuweka kofia”, kuvika kesegese, reigns supreme. The kofia (kesegese) … Read more
From kumfutu, chingayu, kumusiola, kumurembe and more. Meet shrubs, herbs and trees with cultural value among the Luhya. By the shade of a mango tree upfront my parents house, we … Read more
In the article, Bukusu Naming Traditions: A Synopsis, we revealed the intricacies behind traditions of how the Bukusu named their children. We continue this cultural journey, this time revealing the meaning … 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
Given its esteem as a corner of the world replete with cultural treasures little wonder then that, justifiably curious, we watched on when the logooli nation of mulembe nation mourned … Read more
