[Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]The call for Luhya unity is not new. Yet, interestingly, the disunity among Luhya leaders becomes more apparent whenever such calls are made. At the recently convened Luhya unity meeting dubbed Bukhungu II on December 31 - a follow-up to a similar meeting held on December 31, 2016 - personal and political differences among Luhya leaders played out. Barely 30 kilometres away in Mumias, on the same day, some Luhya leaders congregated under the (Cleophas) Malala cup tournament, an event that was graced by Deputy President William Ruto, while at Bukhungu Stadium, some of the leaders endorsed ODM chief Raila Odinga’s presidential bid. Some words in the 17 dialects of the Luhya sub-tribes clash, causing derision that eventually leads to hard feelings.

Source: Standard Digital January 09, 2022 10:28 UTC