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The owl in Bukusu is esikhikhi, a lick at curious associations and myths about the owl in Bukusu culture

The owl in Bukusu is esikhikhi, a lick at curious associations and myths about the owl in Bukusu culture

Drawing from my experience growing up Luhya in the village, I recall curious associations and myths about the owl in Bukusu culture. As you know, the owl is much feared in Luhya culture. The sighting of an owl is considered a bad omen. It tells of death stalking the community where it is sighted. And it’s just not any death. As my people say, some deaths are as if a big tree has fallen taking…

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Meaning of nyanga ya mabasa in Bukusu

Meaning of nyanga ya mabasa in Bukusu

To get to the meaning of the figure of speech nyanga ya mabasa in Bukusu, we will break down the phrase and learn new Bukusu words along the way. Meaning of nyanga In Bukusu language, nyanga means: The sun orDay Meaning of kubasa The word mabasa comes from the Bukusu action word kubasa which means: Blacksmithing Meaning of the figure of speech nyanga ya mabasa in Bukusu A figure of speech…

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How do we say am amazed in Bukusu

How do we say am amazed in Bukusu

A reader had the following question for us: How do we say, I am amazed in Bukusu language? Khuuka In Bukusu language khuuka means to be amazed (greatly surprised or astonished). Additionally, khuuka used to refer to exclamation sounds or ‘words’ common in Lubukusu such as: Wah! Eh! Eish! Balebe! Befwe! Bayee! Khuuka practice sentence Mbulile kamakhuwa ako nauka! I heard that story and got…

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The justice and injustice of the lynching to death by mob of serial killer Masten Wanjala

The justice and injustice of the lynching to death by mob of serial killer Masten Wanjala

Self confessed serial killer Masten Wanjala who was accused of murdering at least 13 minors in and around the capital Nairobi, Eastern and Western Kenya, on the evening of Thursday, 14th October 2021 was lynched to death. Wanjala had just the day earlier escaped from police custody at Jogoo Road police station. Following his escape, three police officers including the officer commanding station…

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Names of 10 common rodents in Bukusu language

Names of 10 common rodents in Bukusu language

Here are names of 10 common rodents in Bukusu language + Bonus: Bukusu names of animals thought to be rodents, but are scientifically not rodents. Emuna Esabale Yabunje In Bukusu culture, this rat is said to be the ‘royal rat’ for its strange habit of having its resting nest littered with money. Curious to know more about yabunje? Meet yabunje the royal rat: Of gold diggers, wealth charmers…

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How to say good morning in Bukusu

How to say good morning in Bukusu

The Bukusu do have a specific greetings for different times of day. Let’s learn how to say good morning in Bukusu. Subscribe to Enyanga Report Get language, culture, opinions and discussions free in your inbox every Friday 5 pm EAT Bwasiele You can comfortably say bwasiele translated as its dawn. This is closely related to how other Luhya subtribes say it, the only difference being the…

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Spice up your Bukusu: Meaning of enje chelechenje

Spice up your Bukusu: Meaning of enje chelechenje

The moon was so bright that you could pick a needle in the grass. When you have a bright moonlight illuminating the night, in Bukusu language, it’s described as enje chelechenje. Meaning of phrase A moonlit night either in full moon or even earlier phases when the skies are clear. Learn new Bukusu words from the phrase enje chelechenje Enje In English, translates to ‘outside’. Example in…

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Meet yabunje the royal rat: Of gold diggers, wealth charmers and stealing from neighbors

Meet yabunje the royal rat: Of gold diggers, wealth charmers and stealing from neighbors

A story from my childhood on my first ever meeting of yabunje the royal rat, and all Bukusu culture about this fabled rodent. Subscribe to Enyanga Report Get language, culture, opinions and discussions free in your inbox every Friday 5 pm EAT True story.  We had closed school. August it was, sometime in the early nineties. An August unlike this past one where children were in school as the…

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Mukhisa Kituyi: 3 things you didn’t know about the former two-term UNCTAD Secretary General

Mukhisa Kituyi: 3 things you didn’t know about the former two-term UNCTAD Secretary General

Who is this man Dr. Mukhisa Kituyi? Here are three things that you didn’t know about, at one time, the highest ranking Kenyan in the UN hierarchy. Subscribe to Enyanga Report Get language, culture, opinions and discussions free in your inbox every Friday 5 pm EAT Following the recommendation of the Secretary-General, after consultation with Member States, the General Assembly confirmed Mukhisa…

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Common Luhya words for darling

Common Luhya words for darling

Drawn from across the 18 houses of mulembe, these are common Luhya words for darling. Come, let’s learn Luhya language of love. For synonyms, fuller meaning, related words, variations and context of Luhya words, make use of our growing free resource: The Mulembe Nation Luhya-English Dictionary and Thesaurus Common Luhya words for darling As we will be regularly updating this list, bookmark it…

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Peace in Luhya language

Peace in Luhya language

Mulembe is peace in Luhya language. However given that the Luhya language has a number of dialects, the pronunciation of mulembe varies with slight differences in intonation of sound: m-re-mbe and m-lembe are some of the common pronunciations of the word. Interestingly, peace in Luhya language does have a plural. This is because its Luhya form, mulembe, is a common greeting. Therefore, one can…

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Kesekwa's dream: Menses and pregnancy in Luhya dream interpretation

Kesekwa’s dream: Menses and pregnancy in Luhya dream interpretation

I will tell you a story of a girl by the name Kesekwa and her dream. A crazy dream that explains menses and pregnancy in Luhya dream interpretation. Subscribe to Enyanga Report Get language, culture, opinions and discussions free in your inbox every Friday 5 pm EAT Kesekwa’s Dream Kesekwa had one of those scrambled eggs dreams that we all have. First, she was at her khukhu enjoying a meal of…

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Out of my dreams, you!

Out of my dreams, you!

Growing up Luhya in the 80s, 90s was the most wholesome experience for a child. Enjoy another hilarious one from my childhood: Out of my dreams, you! Subscribe to Enyanga Report Get language, culture, opinions and discussions free in your inbox every Friday 5 pm EAT I remember it vividly. It was a Saturday morning like any another. Being it that papa worked six days a week and school meant…

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Lost in translation: What it means among the Luhya when you dream of someone - meet an interesting Luhya tradition

Lost in translation: What it means among the Luhya when you dream of someone – meet an interesting Luhya tradition

The Luhya of Western Kenya had a body of knowledge which they relied on to make sense of dreams. Join us as we rediscover an old art lost in translation and retell forgotten traditions, as we reveal what it means among the Luhya when you dream of someone. Get culture, language, ideas and discussions straight to your inbox every Friday. Some neuroscience experts estimate that we dream at least…

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Blacksmith tools of the Luhya: Secrets of lirumbi, a muyemba blacksmith lets us in, just

Blacksmith tools of the Luhya: Secrets of lirumbi, a muyemba blacksmith lets us in, just

Culturally, lirumbi is more than a tool of a trade. This is in part because among the Luhya, trades such as blacksmithing, medicine men and mukhebi (traditional circumcisers) were considered sacred. They are passed on along bloodlines, their secrets imbedded in the DNA of its custodians. We spoke to one such custodian, muyemba custodian of his trade, and this is all they let out. Get culture,…

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Use of olusiola tree, Markhamia Lutea, in Luhya culture - from shrines to brotherly warning

Use of olusiola tree, Markhamia Lutea, in Luhya culture – from shrines to brotherly warning

Olusiola or kumusola or uluwovu is a tree native to the lands of the people of Mulembe. In Luhya folklore, one of the patriarchs of the Bukusu nation, Maina wa Nalukale blessed his descendants as he inherited them the land occupy today: ‘May you flourish like the kumusola tree,’ he said. And flourish they did, making use of olusiola tree to conquer the land. Find out how the Luhya have made use…

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Joseph Kubende Biography, Age, Career, Education, Wife, Family, Net Worth

Joseph Kubende Biography, Age, Career, Education, Wife, Family, Net Worth

Joseph Kubende is a gifted orator, author and political operative who is widely credited for setting the stage for Wycliffe Wafula Wangamati ascent to becoming Bungoma county’s second governor. Who is Joseph Kubende Loves to call himself Kubende Wa’Wekhomba. Also loves to dance khamabeka, talk and sing in public. He has a voice full of life which he is not ashamed to make use of, be it when…

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