In the Luo tribe of East Africa, widows follow a unique tradition of sleeping beside their husband’s dead body. The ritual signals emotional closure and determines when they may remarry. Scroll down ...

ODM party leader Oburu Odinga has clarified why his late sister Beryl Odinga will be buried at their Kango Ka Jaramogi home, saying the family is respecting tradition while adapting to changing ...

ODM leader Oburu Odinga defends the burial of his sister, Beryl Odinga, at the Odinga family cemetery in Kang’o Ka Jaramogi, citing adherence to cultural rites and the wishes of their late patriarch, ...

Please enable JavaScript to read this content. Paternal family members of the late Kibra MP Ken Okoth point at a place they want him to be buried at Amoso village ...

One tribe that has quite a set of unusual traditions is the Luo tribe also called Joluo or Jonagi/Onagi. This is a tribe in Uganda, Kenya and in Mara Region in northern Tanzania. People from this ...

Yala, a small rural town in Siaya with 11,000 residents, reigns as the repository of Luo traditions and heritage that is slipping away. • According to Luo tradition, if you see a human body in the ...

In essence, “Tero Buru” is not just a ritual, it’s a symbol of respect, unity, and continuity in Luo culture. When a leader dies, it becomes a profound cultural statement: a collective farewell to a ...

Suba North MP Millie Odhiambo has come to the defense of the burial arrangements for Beryl Odinga, challenging critics who argue that the interment deviates from traditional Luo customs.Odhiambo said ...

Nairobi — Raila Odinga Junior has officially taken over leadership of the Odinga household following a traditional Luo succession ceremony held Thursday at the family's home in Bondo. The ritual, led ...

Paternal family members of the late Kibra MP Ken Okoth point at a place they want him to be buried at Amoso village, Kochia Ward in Rangwe Constituency, Homa Bay County. Okoth’s brother Alfred Omondi ...