Wisdom from our forefathers on good living, perfect health and wellness gleaned from our ultimate list of Bukusu proverbs on health. Disclaimer: First things first. Please note that I am in no way offering medical advice. Nor is this article intended to substitute medical expertise. Part of our task (that we do with love, commitment … Read more
Growing up in the village, one often assumes that living in the center of the action so to say, they by default know their ways. But that’s until the never-before happens. In may case, it happened with the River Chwele accident. A tragedy that ushered the saddest days of our childhoods. Whose aftermath lifted the … Read more
Fear, exasperation, hopelessness and loss are just some of the words that we associate with death. Such are the different things we feel, suffer and experience about death. It is why there were different types of death among the Luhya. Death, the great mystery of life, never is music to the ears. However unwanted, its … Read more
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 also to offer answers to a lost soul who on tracing their roots, came by a relation that in today’s westernized … Read more
In part nine of this series on how to get away with eating rats- chimbeba, we opined that cheating wasn’t a cheap life style choice. In the same way, this installment of the twelve part series further cements this truth by way of describing in some detail, the ways of our forefathers. This captivating take … Read more
What happens when one is caught in the act? Bad things my brother. Horrible things. Luhya myths on infidelity utilize shame to keep the woman in check. For the man, the threat is death. An immediate, shameful death. As you may know, there’s little outside shame that the female psyche fears. For men, death is … Read more
In luhya culture, children are greatly valued. Consequently, the underlying theme in most stipulates of luyha traditions and folklore, is the engineering of a society with mulembe. Meaning, a society that protects and nourishes children. As these luhya myths on infidelity where children are involved demonstrate, child protection services didn’t start with the white man. … Read more
With finality, she dismissed the caller’s proposed antidote to the dire consequences of failing to abide by the stipulations of luhya myths on infidelity. “The fainting trick is bad.” She said. “My mulamwa was sick for two weeks, and the dead husband kept tormenting her at night. It’s no joke. Better to keep off completely … Read more
Meat in luhya culture, like in many African cultures, holds special cultural value. For example, luhya brothers are forbidden from sharing emondo . (The Maragoli and not Batsotso meaning of the word, thus chicken gizzard.) Sharing emondo would result in lifelong animosity between the two. This curse could easily trickle down generations resulting in brothers … Read more
Do luhya myths on infidelity apply to non luhyas? Well, there’s always that tingly when in a cross-cultural/tribal relationship. This is because everything with beau and your relationship feels exotic. Further, there’s that inflated sense of ‘winning’, especially when one thinks forward and imagines how cute the kids will be. The truth, however, is that … Read more
