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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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Saniaga as mwana wu Mukana - Kavogoi

Another version to the above, as Onamu from Gambogi said, is that Saniaga ni nyumba yu mukana. These, elders refuse. But hango hagosaaku mwana wumkana kweri?

Kavogoi, Murogori's daughter, was married Embo. She had been taken as she had gone Mukisumiru. There she had given birth to children (number?), before her husband decided to marry another wife. Imbarika. It is said she 'refused'.

Some important knowing is that all Murogori outcasts -epileptic, mad, etc - were given to Luos for free. They go marry there. Even those who feared circumcision. Kivi kizie Embo.

We do not say Kavogoi was 'mad', but then, a woman was a woman. Sit, relax, sire, age, die, a process she went through. But she thought of her father, brothers, home...and ran back with kids. The man is said to have been Jakamnara.

'Murogori', seeing 'Kavogoi' back and children with her, he was least disturbed. There was land and it was better the grandchildren lived Evorogori than Embo. Well, the sons, as they grew followed maternal uncless -Ivusari, Ivukizungu, Imavi and Ivukirima - for land. And having grown as orphans, they grew to love one another and were so passionate to be meeting and looking at one another's welfare.

- This version does not explain the Saniaks. Could Saniaks be a name coincidence? Research!

- Have a researching Day, won't you?

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