Namachengeche

Namachengeche are sisters and relations, often peers, who partake in the care of initiates, omufulu, who have undergone the traditional Bukusu circumcision.

Speak with authority on Bukusu traditional circumcision ceremony like a true son or daughter of the soil: Who is omusinde? What is sisingilo? And other important vocabulary

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poster with dark yellow background and words the traditional Bukusu circumcision ceremony - everything you'll ever need to know

Were you circumcised in the traditional way? This is a common, albeit rude, question that Gents face whenever they identify themselves as Bukusu. So popular is the Bukusu traditional circumcision … Read more

Meet khutiukha: the elaborate Bukusu sex education ceremony that made us quality women and made men of honor of omufulu (fresh initiates)

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Grey scale poster with the words khutiukha, an elaborate bukusu sex education ceremony

My first formal sex education lesson occurred after one of my cousins had been circumcised when I participated in a ceremony called khutiukha. The Bukusu, my people, are not shamed … Read more