Khumusalaba

#TembeaWestern: Meet Khumusalaba, the emerging market-town in western Kenya thriving at the crossroads

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Poster with image of road intersection titled Khumusalaba: thriving at the crossroads

Join us as we take a trip to one of the emerging makutano towns of western Kenya: Khumusalaba. Khumusalaba, not to be confused with the Luhya gospel hit Khu Musalaba by Florence Andeyi, is a rapidly growing market at the crucifix where Vihiga, Kakamega and Siaya counties meet. As suggested by the title of the … Read more

Which Vibrant Town(s) In Mulembe Would Otherwise Have Been Named Makutano, But Because We Are A People Of Many Words, They Are Known As Anything But?

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poster with map of western kenya and names of towns in mulembe that would otherwise been named makutano

Do you know of a town in Mulembe, vibrant and growing, that sits at the confluence of major roads and is plainly called Makutano? We scoured the landscape of the former Western province and couldn’t find one. Our diversity in language and expressiveness, this parts of Kenya, means that we could never. And so we … Read more