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Chahilu’s Funeral; Logooli Culture in action

Guuga Chahilu was respectfully laid to rest at his home on Saturday 14th June 2025. Having passed on at Mbale Referral Hospital on 31st May 2025, the two weeks leading to his burial were full of cultural discussions. His passing on is a great loss to the Logooli Language and Culture Family as he was a custodian and informer of Luhya Indigenous Knowledge. An observation as to how the funeral proceeded leads us to revist Logooli traditions amidst modern realities.  One, having left the house alive and now coming back in state, Chahilu was to be taken inside the house, placed muihiilu for a moment and then officially taken out in wait for earth burial. His casket was able to enter the doors. There are cases where the dead would find it difficult to be taken in and then out due to an oversized casket or thin door. A man or a lady of his house who died out of home has to be taken in the house for a last ritual mark. But if the person had died inside, he or she would not be brought bac...
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Patrick gets a clapping

Ndanyi Saniaga: While at this level of getting to know who is who where among ourselves, I realize Patrick has so much information that we need, I want us to sponsor him to do serious research on background and origin of Vasaniaga, Avalogoli and Avaluhya. I have been doing that but my engineering work has not given me enough time to interact with ppl with the right information, Patrick is way ahead, we'll not pay him a salary but we can facilitate him, any suggestions?

Lung'afa: Oh God, me just trying. Prof Luvai can correct me here.  If supported we can do great things. I remember in March when I did a five day Izava walk and found that Saniagas had lands as from Seremi to Yala! Luvai supported the initiative.  There are 32 articles on the river at saniaga.blogspot.com . So much is still unsearched for and Prof Mwanzi told me 'we are about to write our history'. I would wish we had a clear family hierarchy to all of us... that may take us outside Kenya in researching. The joy is in the information.

-All for our future generations

Lumadi Jenyeka: You're onto something here,I support this

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