In depth discussions, analysis, key facts and statistics to help you understand Kenya’s western region. The western region of Kenya refers to areas that border and surround the Kenyan section of Lake Victoria i.e. the former Nyanza, Western and western edges of Rift Valley provinces. Following promulgation of the Constitution of Kenya 2010, administratively, the region consists of the following counties: Vihiga, Kakamega, Busia, Bungoma, Kisumu, Homabay, Migori, Kisii, Nyamira, Bomet and Kericho counties. These counties are also members of the Lake Region Economic Block.
Do you know of a town in Mulembe, vibrant and growing, that sits at the confluence of major roads and is plainly called Makutano? We scoured the landscape of the former Western province and couldn’t find one. Our diversity in language and expressiveness, this parts of Kenya, means that we could never. And so we … Read more
Vibrant during the heydays of Pan Paper, Webuye almost sunk under the weight of economic depression. The collapse of Pan Paper destroyed families, killed dreams and lead to early deaths. But a corner of it defiantly kept kicking on. Its pulse raced largely thanks to the entrepreneurial zest of a woman: Dina Nasiku Kibunguchy. It … Read more
The story of a piece of infrastructure and how its transformation threatens to not only rename a place, but redefine it. This is the story of Chavakali junction. Across the republic, there are dozens of market places and vibrant towns that go by the name Makutano. The all have one transport feature that’s also present … Read more
That a single piece of infrastructure can transform not only the look, but also human activity wherever it is situated is no news. The completed Chavakali junction overpass along the Kisumu-Kakamega highway serves as further evidence of this claim. If in need of before photos of the junction during it’s construction, look no further than … Read more
We have marveled at the foolish pride, senseless fight for mates, academic rivalry and other things important to teenagers that underlay every epic high school rivalry in Western Kenya. What we didn’t delve into is our mention at how good beef between teachers can fuel all this. As today’s post will reveal, healthy competition is … Read more
Oh, high school. Many say the best years of one’s life are the years spent pursuing secondary education. There’s so much that matters that goes on during those short few years; and there couldn’t be a better way to summarize them than high school beefs. So what fuels these beefs? Thankfully, academic rivalry ranks high … Read more
What can we Learn about gender among the Luhya from the Kumufutu and Lunani indigenous trees? What do we learn about the revered archetypal man from Mulembe, the so called ‘omundu strong’! Sinani Tree Teaches Us That A Man Is Only As Strong As His Networks Sinani tree contrasts with contemporary perceptions on the nature … Read more
In the delight of a blog, Dimples, the author in narrating the lives and times of Bukusu forefathers, writes: “Enywee Bamasaaba, nabawa chimbabasi. Kene mumenye mumakunda kano mindali ne mindali. Mbao omusiku olibarusiamo ta! Mukhabe nge kumusola. Mukhakhebe babana mubulala.” (You Bamasaaba, I bless you. You will live in the land forever. In peace You … Read more
On your way out of Trans Nzoia county headquarters, Kitale town, towards Endebess at the foot of Mt. Elgon on the Kenya-Uganda border; Matisi town straddles the ‘highway’ over a stretch of a kilometer thereabouts. Here, deep in mulembe, we find a Saboat saying that however aged, distills the answer to questions that still dog … Read more
