We loved you Father Christopher Wanyonyi. Born 17th April 1958 died 8th August 2021, died aged 61. ℣. Requiem æternam dona ei (eis), Domine℟. Et lux perpetua luceat ei (eis):℣. Requiescat (-ant) in pace.℟. Amen. subscribe In my chronicles on growing up Luhya, documented on this website, I must have dropped titbits here and there of […]
We are saddened by the passing on of Kenyan veteran actor and comedian Charles Bukeko, popularly known as Papa Shirandula following a short illness. We pray that the Almighty Wele Khakaba gives comfort and strength to his family and friends. Omwami Charles Bukeko popularly known as Papa Shirandula is dead. His family confirmed to Kenyan media
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Among the Luhya the traditional beer, kamalwa, is made from spontaneously fermented maize flour. The fermented flour is sun dried then fried in a pan until it assumes a coarse powder form. When in this state, it is known as kamalwa kamakhalange or simply kamakhalange. Also: Makhalanje, tsimbale, mkarango. My people simply cannot resist kamalwa
Re-known Bungoma based entertainer Omwami Samuel Namatete has died. Best known for his hits sekali nomulala, khusimane, endika yange and ocha ekombe. News of his sudden death aged 47 on the morning of 2nd March 2020 filtered in on social media. He is said to have collapsed a few days ago en-route from a Nairobi
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This section of Part 1 of our three part series that honors the memory of the heroes of the Chetambe war, remembers freedom fighter Wakoli khwa Mukisu. Wakoli is a shujaa who modern Kenya criminally chooses to forget. He was the mastermind of the first phase of the BaBukusu resistance that culminated in victory for
In this first part of the Mulembe Nation series that honors the memory of the gallant shujaas of Chetambe, I attempt to detail the chronology of the war of Chetambe. Read on to learn of the triggers of the battles. What lead to the battle of Mukhweya? What about the battle of Lumboka I and
In this final installment of part one of our three part series honoring the memory of the shujaas of Chetambe, we attempt to enumerate the most complete rota of Chetambe war casualties. This is done as an act of remembrance. It’s also a way to reveal the scale and types of atrocities faced by our
In this part of the series, I remember the first battle of Lumboka. A battle whose significance has been lost to confusion. Read on to meet the forgotten heroes of Lumboka. About The Series In this first part of the Mulembe Nation series that honors the memory of the gallant shujaas of Chetambe, I detail
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In this penultimate installment of part 1 of our series honoring the mashujaa of the Bukusu resistance, we honor the heroes of Chetambe War of 1895. We started off this series by defining the time and place of the different battles that were the culmination of the Bukusu resistance to imperialists and slave traders. I
Our account today in the this third installment of part one of our three part series honoring the memory of the heroes of Chetambe war focuses on the heroes, shujaas of the Lumboka war. Therefore, we will remain marooned on the story of the brave fight by shujaa Maina and his two sons. The selfless
