Growing up Luhya
Out of my dreams, you!
Growing up Luhya in the 80s, 90s was the most wholesome experience for a child. Enjoy another hilarious one from my childhood: Out of my dreams, you! I remember it vividly. It was a…
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Growing up Luhya
Khukololosia embulu: The conspiracy between our mothers and their sisters, our aunts, to straighten alligators
Khukololosia embulu is a Bukusu saying that simply means straightening the alligator. There was once a time when I overheard my mum talk to her sister about one of us. Intially, I was not…
Growing up Luhya
Growing up Luhya: 40+ hilarious reasons why your sorry backside would suffer good strokes from the lukhendu of your loving Luhya mother
I know many of you of a certain age, would be nothing without the tough love of a few strokes from the lukhendu of your loving Luhya mother. This is the story of your…
Growing up Luhya
Spare lukhendu, spoil the child
This is the story of a respected member of our household growing up. Were it not for lukhendu, we wouldn't have turned out this good. Quite a bit, I have written here about my…
Bukusu Culture
Down khuminya memory lane: Reliving naughty childhood adventures escorting basinde through the village whilst singing circumcision songs
We learn all that pertains khuminya; a rite that's central to Luhya traditional circumcision ceremony through the lens of my childhood adventures. Back when we were growing up, life in the village was sweet…