We are building a freely accessible repository of the oral traditions of the Tachoni, a sub-tribe of the Luhya tribe of Western Kenya. Learn the meaning of Tachoni proverbs and sayings by following links to stories that reveal their meaning and everyday use.
Tachoni Proverbs and Sayings On Hardship
Olwene lulechanga
This Tachoni proverb means a thunderstorm is coming. We meet it in use in our series honoring heroes of Chetambe war of 1895. In a special message to Chief Sifuma, the political head of Batachoni at Chetambe fort, a friend in Nabongo Mumia’s court sends him a message in the form of this saying. The goal is to inform Chief Sifuma to warn his people of the approach of a thunderstorm. The storm in this case is a British scotched earth punitive expedition led by C.W Hobley, whose goal is to ‘subdue’ native populations.