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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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Why aren't our heroes celebrated?

-: Patrick my sincere thoughts are that the Maragoli heros are not celebrated because they never developed other maragolis other than their families. I mean only their children had a privilege of good schools and thereafter good jobs. Their homes could not be accessible to common maragolis!! I personally experienced this when I made it to go to Alliance. Why do you think they have no visitors? Anyway! This was an eye opener to me and I vowed to help fellowship maragolis/Baluhya when I was in public service. We suffered in poverty.

-: My grandfather Samuel Kivi had cousins at wandidi. They are the reason my late sister Jounita got land and built a house there. My cousin did an oral literature recordings for his master degree at KU. I will find out if he still has the cassettes. I remember he interviewed many aged men and women in Maragoli. 

-: Just think about it! Infact the change to Kibisu in politics was squarely based on what I have just written. Maragolis were very bitter with the way their children couldn't get to good schools despite good performance! I might be wrong but it was used in politics. When Kibisu went in, then schools opened up for Maragolis. I remember some maragolis even took up Kikuyu names ( kariuki,kamau etc) and were called for form one at Alliance boys. In my time, my letter delayed in provincial office and another one done for me for Butere girls. When I adamantly refused to go to Butere and told my parents I don't want school anymore unless it's Alliance(the school I chose twice and Butere), my letter resurfaced  top envelop written Leska Idah whereas the inside contents bore my three names correctly spelt. It was almost returned to sender. These were just tricks. My elder sisters missed their letters completely. Corrupt practices have been with us  this again is the reason I refuse to be corrupt and treat each individual respectfully. The reasons I thought of Libraries in Maragoli. 

-: I get you Doc. 

And I was considering what best way to  air such so that we do not appear complaining. 

I have interviewed a Saniaga elder who told me that. How bright students would remain as those connected prospered. With examples.

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