George Busolo
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AfricanProverb KIVURI VARITSA NE KEGESHI This is a Maragoli proverb Maragoli people. Maragoli people are part of the larger Abaluhya tribe of Western region of Kenya. They occupy their ancestral home of Vihiga and Sabatia Sub-Counties of Vihiga County. They are also found in Hamisi Sub-County of Vihiga County. Due tp migration they are to be found in Migori County, Kakamega County, Nandi County, Trans-Nzoia County and in cities across Kenya. They are also to be found in Kigumba Uganda and Mugu...
BURRIED A STRANGER
NircleStories Funny things do happen. Yes they happens when list expected. Manase was a villager drunkard from Ivugwi village. He was the night keeper at Ivugwi primary school, though he used to sleep in his house. He went and took alot of chang'aa (the illicit brew) and on reaching his home he died. The family took his body to Mbake mortuary for preservation as they planned for a burial. On the day of taking the body from the morgue during the covid 19 season, the law was that no one was to vi...
MARAGOLI PROVERB
AfricanProverb "Ugunwa Gwagemera Uguviri" Translation: The mouth betrayed the body ( literal meaning). It means that in most cases the mouth begins the quarrel and the body usually takes the beatings in case the quarrel ends up in a fight. Those people who begins quarrel never fight.📍Kenyatta Beach, Kenya
HE WAS MARRIED
NircleStories Is this not Agala? Kanaiza asked Mangurita as they sat at the back of the tent. Agala was born and raised in Ivwari village in Migori County. He was a staunch believer since his childhood, very dedicated to the Church of Bretherens. As a result when he had just completed his fourth form examinations he was taken by the Church into evangelism to assist the pastor at Ivwari church. He got married to Vihenda and they were blessed with three children, one girl and two boys. The chur...
MARAGOLI PROVERB
AfricanProverb "NAVOREGWA YITA EMBONGO" (Translation: Novoregwa- one who was weak and despised, killed the buffalo-Embongo) It's use: The proverb is usually used to encourage those people who feel they cannot make it or achieve their goal. They should keep focus since through their weakness they are able to conquer the big dreams. A man who is fearful of approaching a beautiful lady can be encouraged with this proverb.📍Bomas of Kenya, Kenya
African Proverbs from Maragoli
AfricanProverb Maragoli people of Western Kenya have great proverbs that are funny in recitation but full of knowledge to our contemporary life. Here is one of them "Tsidaywa ziviri zidekerwa munyambeva ndara dave." Simply translated that two cock's cannot be cooked in the same pot. Meaning two men cannot share one woman comfortable. 📍Kenyatta Beach, Kenya
WEDDING DEATH
NircleStories Ondego and Amigitsi had been married for almost twenty five years through the casual way. Their first born Maggy was about to do her wedding. When she announced the news to his parents that she was going to walk on the eilse with Brown Angutsu, her parents were nervous with the idea. They requested if it was possible for Maggy and Brown just to settle down without wedding ceremony but it could not work since Angutsu was a son of a Pastor. It was then agreed that as per the custo...
#africanproverbs
📍Kenyatta Beach, Kenya #africanproverbs "Who ever never saw his mother's girlhood, his father just wasted cows." Maragoli proverb admonishing people to respect their parents.
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