Luhya People
Clans of the Bukusu Luhya
Do you claim Bukusu ancestry? Not only is it good for the heart to know your kinship, it could save you lots of troubles tommorow, particularly if you are younger and out on the…
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Luhya
Luhya People
Clans of the Marama Luhya
Do you claim Marama ancestry? Not only is it good for the heart for one to know their kinship, knowing your roots could save you lots of troubles tomorrow, particularly if you are out…
Luhya Culture
What’s in a name? Is msebe lisebebe?
As regular readers of mulembenation.co.ke know, our 'What's in a name' series often is about places in Western Kenya and Lake region Uganda and how they got their name. Today, we take a little…
Folk literature
Meet yabunje the royal rat: Of gold diggers, wealth charmers and stealing from neighbors
A story from my childhood on my first ever meeting of yabunje the royal rat; and all Bukusu culture about this fabled rodent. True story. We had closed school. August it was, sometime in…
Learn Luhya
Common Luhya words for darling
Drawn from across the 18 houses of mulembe, these are common Luhya words for darling. Come, let's learn Luhya, the language of love. Common Luhya words for darling As we will be regularly updating…
Learn Luhya
Peace in Luhya language
Mulembe is peace in Luhya language. However given that the Luhya language has a number of dialects, the pronunciation of mulembe varies with slight differences in intonation of sound: m-re-mbe and m-lembe are some…
Growing up Luhya
Tooth extraction at home, tooth removal the Luhya way: Myths and practices of how growing up back in the village, our teeth were removed – no anesthesia only chicken crap.
Growing up, we never knew that dentists were there to remove teeth. All our milk teeth were extracted at home by the erstwhile, experienced family dentist: dad. But the experience of tooth removal didn't…
Luhya Culture
Boys club aren’t anything new, the Luhya had the sacredness of age-sets whose fraternity rules you couldn’t break. Reiterating 5 non-negotiable laws of the Luhya traditional boys club
So this past week or so, Kenyan interwebs have been awash with accusations and counter accusations over the intimate goings-on of a certain boys club. From the fallout, it's clear the Bro Code was…
Learn Luhya
Meaning of omwami in Luhya: Revealing 9 different interpretations, some you know most you don’t, from the respect due to a king to humble gratitude
Some of you might have had a chance of a visit or a stay in western Kenya. If not, then you might have interacted with my people, the Luhya, anywhere in this country -…
Luhya Culture
What is gorogoro? The indefatigable tool making life possible since time immemorial – find its meaning in Luhya, possible origins and an unveil of the hidden and contemporary uses of the word
In most Western Kenya food markets, dry cereals such as beans and maize are sold in gorogoros. When you buy a gorogoro of anything, it is taken that you have acquired two kilograms of…