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Luhya Culture
Hello mulembe nation. I have a question. There's a bachelor whose love interest's grandmother is of the same clan as his own. Can they get married? Hello mulembe nation.Niko na swali.Kuna kijana ako kwa…
Luhya Culture
Today I will walk you through an important yet least talked about part of Luhya marriage traditions: the decorum expected of you when visiting your in laws in the land of Mulembe. Of all…
Bukusu Culture
As I equivocally stated before, we the people of mulembe are a people of love. The spirit of mulembe is that of warmth. That of love. Of companionship. That of a man loving his…
Bukusu Culture
Among my people, to be a man, you have to be honorable and ask for a girls hand in marriage the right way. For the Bukusu, this includes writing a letter of intent and…
Bukusu Culture
Wife inheritance was one of the key contributors to polygamy of the polygyny type (embalikha) among the Bukusu. The following cultural practice best described via the Bukusu words mukha rarao omutiti obeya busa, is…
Bukusu Culture
Khukhona mwikhokho is a fast fading Bukusu cultural marriage practice whose contribution to polygamous marriages of the polygyny type (embalikha) of yesteryear is one hard to ignore. We feature it for cultural purposes. Possibly…
Bukusu Culture
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 of their union in…
Bukusu Culture
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 home. Image| Steve Kay…
