They sang the anthem of Bukusu-land, the famous sioyayo circumcision song that insults the rival Kenya tribe of the Luo, whose traditional entry to manhood entailed removing some of a boy’s ...

Boys from Kenya's Bukusu tribe participate in a ceremony to mark the circumcision ritual. Tribal elders do the surgery with homemade knives and without anesthesia.

"The chair cannot be biased, and the chair cannot appear to be working on behalf of somebody who is not inside this committee. I am also a Bukusu man," Natembeya argued.

It was pomp and colour when the Bamasaaba in Kenya welcomed their leader, Omukuka Wilson Weyasa Wamimbi on December 30, 2011 at the Bungoma Cultural Centre.

A househelp in Qatar has taught children of her Arabian employer how to speak in Kibukusu. the little ones can greet people and also share abouy themselves.

The journey of initiating young boys into adulthood after facing the knife among the Bukusu, Tachoni and Batura sub-tribes of the Luhya community is usually a long and tough process that entails a ...

The Bukusu community from Trans Nzoia and Bungoma counties will sue the British government.The community wants compensation for lives and property lost during colonisation and the fight for ...

The Vice-President's burial committee yesterday insisted that the Bukusu custom will be followed to the letter during his funeral.

Loosely translated, the songs warn abaasinde to take cover or take to their heels to an unknown destination, lest they get circumcised upon being sighted.

The hidden side of Bukusu mass circumcision At least 30 boys may be recovering from bungled circumcisions in the just conluded mass exercise by the Bukusu in Western Kenya. Although medics have ...

This time of the year is not particularly friendly for residents of Bungoma County who hail from communities that do not traditionally circumcise.