An election, a season and a song: The story behind enjaka khunywa makalama, the song of the 2022 Bukusu traditional circumcision season. Every two years, to the Luhya of western Kenya, comes circumcision year. And every circumcision year, a new circumcision song emerges that serves to notate the times and is the soundtrack of the … Read more
Your paternal aunt, senge in Lulogooli, or senje most other ways, is irreplaceable among the people of Mulembe. Six uncomfortable truths on the importance of senje in Luhya culture. There are fewer hallowed relations to be in life such as a senje in Luhya culture. When life is being good to you — weddings and … Read more
Given its esteem as a corner of the world replete with cultural treasures little wonder then that, justifiably curious, we watched on when the logooli nation of mulembe nation mourned its fallen son mkevi Ngori. Ngori was a respected traditional circumciser who was the last kind. I had expected a much larger crowd. But, amwavo this … Read more
