MARAGOLI HILLS HIKE || HISTORY OF MULOGOLI AND CULTURAL BELIEFS OF THE MARAGOLI LUHYA TRIBE

The Maragoli, or Logoli (Ava-Logooli), are now the second-largest ethnic group of the 6 million-strong Luhya nation in Kenya, numbering around 2.1 million, or 15% of the Luhya people according to the last Kenyan census. Their language is called Logoli, Lulogooli, Ululogooli, or Maragoli. The name Maragoli probably emerged later on after interaction of the people with missionaries of the Quaker Church.[citation needed]
Maragoli also refers to the area that the descendants of a man called Mulogooli (also known as Maragoli) settled and occupied in the thirteenth century AD. Maragoli clans include the Va-Gonda, Va-Mavi, Va-Sachi, Va-Saniaga, Va-Vulughi, Va-Ndega, Va-sari, Va-ng'ang'a, Va-Yonga. (The prefix Va- refers to the people or descendants, and is sometimes written as Ba-, Ava-, or Aba-.)
Maragoli history records a migration from northeast Africa. The story of the Maragoli people begins with a man called Mulogoli. He was descended from Kintu, who led the progenitors of the Luhya to their current area from an area they called Misri, now known commonly as Northern Sudan and Egypt.
When the Luhya progenitors first arrived in what is now northern Kenya, Southern Ethiopia and Southern Sudan, the ruler of the Luhyas at the time was Kitanga. The Turkana people later came to occupy the area where the Luhya ancestors had settled, and called it Lok-Kitang meaning 'the place of Kitang.' (Lokitaung is a modern town in northwestern Kenya).[2]
Mulogoli was born from the union of Andimi and Mwanzu. Andimi had three wives: Mwanzu the mother of Mulogoli; Amugovolie who had no children and Ndiegu the mother of Mwenje or Anyole (these are the Wanyore, who inhabit Vihiga district together with the Maragoli). The Nyores and Maragoli are one; they are from the same stock, the stock of Andimi. Mulogoli had a wife called Khaliyesa. She had four male children. These four make up the four major clans. The children were Musaali; Kizungu; Kilima and M'mavi.
In Maragoli, the word Abaluhya or Avaluhya means "the people of the north", "the people of the higher place", "the people from the north", or simply "northerners".
Luhya ancestors moved further south, probably along the Turkwel river. The Turkwel's principal source is the Suam river.[3] Luhyas, a people who needed a constant source of water for their crops, animals and various industries like metalworking, and building, kept moving along the Suam River depending on various environmental or human triggers, into what is now western Kenya and eastern Uganda, and settled near the source of that river, Mt. Elgon.
They displaced a people akin to the Khoisan of southern Africa[4] and settled in their current homeland of what is now western Kenya. The Maragoli people lived in and built what are now the stone ruins of Thimlich Ohinga before the Luo moved into the area and settled.[citation ne

[@KikuyuMbokuVincent]

Every time I hear the history of Maragoli always leaves me with more questions than answers. I think the story needs to be retold correctly,

[@AtonyaStudios]

We will indeed rework

[@maddemadetv445]

ooh my God thank you so much today i know where my ancestors came from wow and my name is indiegu what thank you so much my bother.

[@AtonyaStudios]

Karibu sana kaka, the journey was amazing, you need to climb kirima hicho

[@IamJemoh]

The gentleman is well versed with Maragoli's history. He's quite a good historian and a teacher.

[@AtonyaStudios]

He shocked me,imagine he turned from a driver to a guide.He made my day completely,if it were me I would just climb the hill and go back hom🤣🤣🤣

[@IamJemoh]

@@AtonyaStudios hahaa, and you almost gave up. 😅 He's a good man. When I visit that place you will hook me up with him anitembeze hizo areas

[@IamJemoh]

I just saw his number nitakuja kuiba hapa number 😅

[@AtonyaStudios]

@@IamJemoh he is a nice guy I added the contact to support his business.

[@IamJemoh]

@@AtonyaStudios i have saved his number. I want to do something special. I want to make sure I reach all destinations in Kenya that have airports by air. So the day that i will be going to Kisumu or Eldy namtafuta nitembee naye.

[@antonykuria5934]

genyeka umolome lulogooli.....

[@thegodlyprincess_kenya]

Lol I am also going for a hike next weekend weh!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂Hope sitalia hivi kama wewe😂

[@AtonyaStudios]

Atleast uko na leakage of what to expect 😂😂😂

[@kimsaarunga989]

mulogolo and anyole were brothers

[@AtonyaStudios]

Am not sure about it sir

[@MrWiseup88]

You wearing pointy dress shoes on a hike?😂

[@AtonyaStudios]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 wacha tu,it was unplanned though