If there is a community in Kenya that has suffered at the hands of stereotypes and all comedians it is the Luhya.
More particularly it is Luhya men who have borne the brunt of some of the sickest and a couple of chest boosting stereotypes in the country. The problem with such stereotypes when applied to a tribe like the Luhya is that they fail completely to capture the diversity of the people it generalizes and no tribe in this country is as diverse as the Luhya thus lending the diversity to Luhya men.
Luhya men are as diverse as the 16 major sub-tribes in Luhyadom. They are different as Tindnikti is from Isukuti, as different as Kijana Wamalwa’s English is from Wakoli’s, as different as Khalwale’s noisemaking is from Sakaja’s cool demeanor or as different as the packaging of Mumias Sugar is from that of Kabras.
I hope you have started getting the whole picture for here are 7 stereotypes about Luhya men that are totally false
Luhya men love food
Everyone loves food and will eat to their full if the meal is palatable and when hunger demands it. However, special qualification is made for Luhya men that they somehow eat way more than any other normal man from other tribes. It even had to be coined that Luhya men only stop eating when tired not when full…damn the bile in that joke.
Gluttony is not genetic nor endemic to a certain tribe. Every tribe has a folklore and vocabulary about gluttons and in none is the person a Luhya man. So Luhya men love food just like the next person, some eat more than what you do but then there is always someone who eats less than you do it’s not tribal.
Luhya men are watchmen
Really, this is pretty a sick joke. Just like hawkers in a metropolitan area are diverse so too are watchmen. The way this is usually bandied around you would think all Luhya men opt for guarding property as their first career choice.
Luhya men are bedroom bullies
The only one stereotype that leaves Luhya men with a shred of dignity is this. It is tempting to hold it as a shield of honor to boast and defend against the myriad of others but no it is not. The bedroom dexterity and lasting power of a man is dependent on many a factors from health to confidence and practice among others. Many a lass has suffered after jumping in bed with a Luhya men expecting to touch cloud nine only to regret the experience. Of them making great fathers is also conjecture unless you get the statistics.
Luhya men are polygamous
I know a couple of ladies who have been discouraged from marrying their Mr. Right because of the fear of a second wife. Sure, the second and the third most populous counties may be Kakamega and Bungoma but that does not translate to every man having two wives and more. Like anywhere else families are complex and varied and like anywhere else people are cognizant of the prevailing economic factors.
Luhya men are members of salaam clubs
Even in the present day where this are no longer key and people nowadays give shout outs somehow it is still attributed to be a common aspect of Luhya men. Backnin the day of salaam clubs, it was a countrywide thing a way to get in touch with people spread out all over the country, Nowadays people send out shout outs to their peeps and fans who are mixed…
Luhya men have a thing for Ugali, Chicken, Radio and a Bicycle
If any of these were true, the biggest cereals silos, the biggest chicken hatcheries and market will be based in any of the Luhya populated counties. There is nothing close to a bicycle assembly plant in Luhyadom nor a unique market place unlike that found in other places. The people queuing at Kenchic, Chicken Inn, Kentucky etc are not from a single community and even majority are not men.
Luhya Men Surnames Have To Start With A Wa….
Somehow a Luhya man cannot be assumed to have finished his introduction without stating his ‘Wa.. name’ It is expected that every luhya man has a Wanyama, Wafula, Wanjala, Washiali, Wabukala etc name. People act surprised upon finding a luhya man without a Wanyam or Wafula surname like it is a rarity. This is a fallacy, in fact not many Luhya men have a Wa surname. The very many Luhya dialects or languages as some anthropologists rightly call them tend to use almost the whole array of the Alphabet. You have the Ayodis, Aworis, Alusiolas, Asilas, Burudi’s, Bunyasis, Busolos, Chirakas, Lumumba, Musonyes. Khalwales, Oparanyas, Marendes,Lilechis , Namwambas, Lugonzos in plenty. To use our office case, there is no Wa… surname but you have Majani, Etemesi, Liatema.
It is simply not a Luhya thing….we are too diverse to have a thing ask any pretender trying to be the Luhya spokesperson.
More particularly it is Luhya men who have borne the brunt of some of the sickest and a couple of chest boosting stereotypes in the country. The problem with such stereotypes when applied to a tribe like the Luhya is that they fail completely to capture the diversity of the people it generalizes and no tribe in this country is as diverse as the Luhya thus lending the diversity to Luhya men.
Luhya men are as diverse as the 16 major sub-tribes in Luhyadom. They are different as Tindnikti is from Isukuti, as different as Kijana Wamalwa’s English is from Wakoli’s, as different as Khalwale’s noisemaking is from Sakaja’s cool demeanor or as different as the packaging of Mumias Sugar is from that of Kabras.
I hope you have started getting the whole picture for here are 7 stereotypes about Luhya men that are totally false
Luhya men love food
Everyone loves food and will eat to their full if the meal is palatable and when hunger demands it. However, special qualification is made for Luhya men that they somehow eat way more than any other normal man from other tribes. It even had to be coined that Luhya men only stop eating when tired not when full…damn the bile in that joke.
Gluttony is not genetic nor endemic to a certain tribe. Every tribe has a folklore and vocabulary about gluttons and in none is the person a Luhya man. So Luhya men love food just like the next person, some eat more than what you do but then there is always someone who eats less than you do it’s not tribal.
Luhya men are watchmen
Really, this is pretty a sick joke. Just like hawkers in a metropolitan area are diverse so too are watchmen. The way this is usually bandied around you would think all Luhya men opt for guarding property as their first career choice.
Luhya men are bedroom bullies
The only one stereotype that leaves Luhya men with a shred of dignity is this. It is tempting to hold it as a shield of honor to boast and defend against the myriad of others but no it is not. The bedroom dexterity and lasting power of a man is dependent on many a factors from health to confidence and practice among others. Many a lass has suffered after jumping in bed with a Luhya men expecting to touch cloud nine only to regret the experience. Of them making great fathers is also conjecture unless you get the statistics.
Luhya men are polygamous
I know a couple of ladies who have been discouraged from marrying their Mr. Right because of the fear of a second wife. Sure, the second and the third most populous counties may be Kakamega and Bungoma but that does not translate to every man having two wives and more. Like anywhere else families are complex and varied and like anywhere else people are cognizant of the prevailing economic factors.
Luhya men are members of salaam clubs
Even in the present day where this are no longer key and people nowadays give shout outs somehow it is still attributed to be a common aspect of Luhya men. Backnin the day of salaam clubs, it was a countrywide thing a way to get in touch with people spread out all over the country, Nowadays people send out shout outs to their peeps and fans who are mixed…
Luhya men have a thing for Ugali, Chicken, Radio and a Bicycle
If any of these were true, the biggest cereals silos, the biggest chicken hatcheries and market will be based in any of the Luhya populated counties. There is nothing close to a bicycle assembly plant in Luhyadom nor a unique market place unlike that found in other places. The people queuing at Kenchic, Chicken Inn, Kentucky etc are not from a single community and even majority are not men.
Luhya Men Surnames Have To Start With A Wa….
Somehow a Luhya man cannot be assumed to have finished his introduction without stating his ‘Wa.. name’ It is expected that every luhya man has a Wanyama, Wafula, Wanjala, Washiali, Wabukala etc name. People act surprised upon finding a luhya man without a Wanyam or Wafula surname like it is a rarity. This is a fallacy, in fact not many Luhya men have a Wa surname. The very many Luhya dialects or languages as some anthropologists rightly call them tend to use almost the whole array of the Alphabet. You have the Ayodis, Aworis, Alusiolas, Asilas, Burudi’s, Bunyasis, Busolos, Chirakas, Lumumba, Musonyes. Khalwales, Oparanyas, Marendes,Lilechis , Namwambas, Lugonzos in plenty. To use our office case, there is no Wa… surname but you have Majani, Etemesi, Liatema.
It is simply not a Luhya thing….we are too diverse to have a thing ask any pretender trying to be the Luhya spokesperson.
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