There is a Swahili saying that’s similar saying to this Maragoli proverb. It goes, ng’ombe ya maskini haizai mapacha. But I find the Lulogooli version, Imburi yu mudaka yivura amalongo … Read more
When a Bukusu couple are made one, Bukusu marriage customs observed, enganana taken place and dowry paid, it comes a time when culture demands that the couple celebrate the longevity … Read more
This scene from Steve Kay’s “Mbe Omukhasi” is an acceptable rendition of the part of the wedding ceremony in a traditional Bukusu marriage that took place at the girl’s matrimonial … Read more
Having many children is considered a blessing, and childlessness, bukumba, among the Bukusu, as it is in many African cultures, taken to be a great misfortune. Traditionally, many births took … Read more
