In the simplest of ways, oluyia means heat in Luhya language. The heat you feel under your collar on a hot day. The warmth of a community huddled around a fire most evenings, to discuss events around them and issues affecting their unit. In traditional Luhya society, every member of the community belonged to an oluyia organized around family and the clan system. Indeed the term Luhya or Luhyia or Luyia is thought to have originated from this understanding of oluyia – a people together.
Do you claim Isukha ancestry? Not only is it good for the heart to know your kinship, it could save you lots of troubles tomorrow, particularly if you are younger and out on the look for a partner to marry. Join us as we trace the Isukha family tree and get to know clans of […]
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In this part of the series, I remember the first battle of Lumboka. A battle whose significance has been lost to confusion. Read on to meet the forgotten heroes of Lumboka. About The Series In this first part of the Mulembe Nation series that honors the memory of the gallant shujaas of Chetambe, I detail
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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
My name is Ikine, my teacher in school used to call me Ignatius. I come from a place of kings called Shamberere in Western Kenya. These are the tales from my travels. This is why I will forever remember Ukambani. I was just there, under a tree in my luuya thinking hard about the days
What is khurunga kumurwe? The story of a young love cut short and a man determined to honor the love of his life one last time. Long time ago when I was growing up in the village, when everybody knew each other and what each was up to, I happened to meet a new lady
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Today I am in a mood to tell stories. A different kind of stories. Quite unlike our folktales on Namukhokhome the gecko or Nabalayo and her five sisters. We can say our story today is devoid of a head, tail or philosophical meaning. However, it is packed with necessary-to-know information. This is because our story
