The spirit of Mulembe is a philosophy of life informed by the virtue of mulembe, peace, which the Luhya people of western Kenya are known for. To us, the spirit is everything.
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1st June of 2020 marked the 57th Madaraka Day commemorating the day in 1963 when Kenya attained independent self-governance after decades as a British Colony. Any other public holiday as this one would have been the perfect Madaraka Day for yours truly to do Luhya things, but not this one deep in the mare of the […]
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 – because we are everywhere. As a result, you must have heard of the Luhya word omwami. Chances are you might have
If you grew up or have stayed in the village but you never cleaned up in a “washroom” constructed by banana leaves (sisakati) whose floor composed of a patchwork of cobblestones, humbly accept that you grew up privileged. There, I said it. If my unsolicited opinion brings up anxieties over your self-diagnosis of a serious
As I equivocally stated before, we the people of mulembe are a people of love. The spirit of mulembe is that of warmth. That of love. Of companionship. That of a man loving his woman. And of women finding joy in keeping their beds warm; making sure her man is tethered to her sheets. Therefore,
Among the Luhya, it was relatively common to use buffalo hide to make traditional Luhya shields and sleeping mats. However, feasting on buffalo meat required luck. For you had to chance upon it. Meet the king of meats according to a Bukusu proverb and Luhya food taboos. It has always been a Luhya thing to
We explore the meaning of the Bukusu proverb ‘enyama yo mundu eli nga yemboko, okinyolela khusibumba‘ which translates to: the meat of a human being is not like that of a buffalo, if you find it you are as good as dead. This search for meaning, takes us on a journey into Bukusu and Luhya
Why This Bukusu Saying is after the heart of the spirit of mulembe Read More »
In contemporary Kenyan speak, mention of the word mulembe teleports one to western Kenya.Yet a mirage still blinds the true meaning of that which made a people ever so great: mulembe.
Proudly Luhya: The True Meaning Of Mulembe Read More »
