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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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30th or Oct 16? -AGM

[07/10 1:45 pm] Metrine Saniaga: Otherwise mzizagil'la ndi? Sioni
morale ya watu kumeet for our AGM! Did we settle on a date?
[07/10 1:47 pm] Metrine Saniaga: Mwakuchiring'ana sana m'mbeho? Anoho
mlitsa izingoko mwenya i table manners😋
[07/10 1:47 pm] Kibisu Joash: Date ni December 30th
[07/10 1:49 pm] Metrine Saniaga: Waah 30th🤦🏽‍♀ irorekana I'll miss
this thing! Y not earlier before or after 25th? Is everyone OK with
the date?
[07/10 2:26 pm] Kibisu Joash: Organise with chairman. I think its not
yet official
[07/10 3:43 pm] Baba Ndanyi: @⁨Metrine Saniaga⁩
Can u suggest another date in Dec, you are the most important official
in the AGM, the date must be in Dec but not Christmas day.
[07/10 4:15 pm] Metrine Saniaga: How about 16th
[07/10 4:18 pm] Baba Ndanyi: Ok let's see whether its acceptable to others.
[07/10 7:11 pm] ‪+254 727 060737‬: 30thDEC is appropriate
[07/10 8:03 pm] Baba Ndanyi: @⁨Metrine Saniaga⁩
Is it possible to reschedule your program to accommodate this date
30th Dec, you just have to be there, you cannot delegate please?
[07/10 8:05 pm] ‪+254 711 379383‬: 16th Dec is best
[07/10 8:09 pm] ‪+254 727 060737‬: Some of us tuko kwa jobs 16th is too early
[07/10 8:10 pm] Baba Ndanyi: @⁨Lung'afa⁩
@⁨Metrine Saniaga⁩
Can you please take a vote on the two dates, 16th and 30th Dec. for the AGM
[07/10 8:12 pm] Metrine Saniaga: Me too am employed but I'll be given
one week in Dec since my bro is wedding on the same week,a vote will
help select with the majority
[07/10 8:19 pm] Lung'afwa Muzami: Hopefully the date agreed upon will
find Metrine free. She is referral point. I wish to commit then. Will
be coming with a huge delegation of brothers and sisters.

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