“In our Luhya traditions, if an elderly man dies during the day, he leaves curses in the family. A good man should die between 12am – 3am and if he dies at dawn, he should not die when facing ...

According to Luhya traditions, Asman Ochieng must stay by the river until the body of his friend, Patrick Mchego, who drowned while both were crossing the flooded river, is found. The community ...

Mourning rituals, which include throwing bodies of suicide victims into the grave at night, beating the corpse, and piercing the manhood or buttocks of childless men who die, are actually good for ...