February 5, 2024

Turkana Origin Myth and the Odyssey of Nayece 

The origin stories of many communities are often anchored to the creation of the first man and woman. However, the Turkana origin story does not begin […]
April 4, 2023

Turkana Birth Rites 

The Turkana are a spiritual community, and this is reflected in the rituals they carry out to commemorate the birth of a child. On the day of […]
October 13, 2021

Kenyan Traditional Vessels

Vessels are objects fabricated from a wide variety of materials and have, in the past, been used to store liquids such as water, beer, milk and […]
April 9, 2021

Boma za Waturkana

The Turkana are Plain Nilotes traditionally occupying the northwestern region of Kenya bordering Uganda and South Sudan. Their main economic activities were pastoralism and fishing. Their houses […]
October 15, 2020

Black Gold From Turkana

As the Celsius Riga set sail on August 26th 2019 from the port of Mombasa, the brightness of the day reflected significance of the occasion being witnessed. Aboard […]
August 3, 2020

Turkana Death Rites

Among the Turkana, death rituals were reserved for few. Death was accompanied with the question: how important was this person in the community? Only three categories […]
November 9, 2018

Kenyan Traditional Attire

Since time immemorial, people have adopted different types of clothing for various purposes. Women used lesos to protect their bodies from both heat and cold while […]
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