FUNERAL RIGHTS. The thousands of Luo tribe members marched, singing, to a river. They threw ashes and a slaughtered rooster into the water and tribal elders called on evil spirits to leave the area.

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When my friend Lee Makwiny posted photos of one Jared Otieno’s groom party in Meru, many Luo single ladies got peeved and they said as much in the social media. Jared as you can recall, is that Luo ...

Violent clashes broke out on December 4 between the people of the Nubian and Luo tribal groupings in Kibera, one of Kenya’s largest slums. Reports put the number of people killed at 15, with hundreds ...

It’s a great time to be a Luo. Barack Obama’s father was a member of the African tribe, and as far as most Luos are concerned, the 44th president of the United States is not a Hawaiian, Kansan, or ...

Until recently, Kenya was considered something of a success story in a troubled region; now, however, it is consumed by political and ethnic violence following last week’s disputed reelection of ...