Bukusu Naming Traditions: A Synopsis
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 place at home. Mostly by self or assisted by co-wives, mother, sisters, mother-in-laws or even the pregnant woman’s relatives if she had chosen to go … Read more