Mwangi Willy @PeopleDailyKe
Bukusu boys in Trans Nzoia county are preparing for circumcision this month to mark their transition from childhood to adulthood. The first group of initiates underwent the rite of passage yesterday after preparations that lasted a month according to the community’s seasonal circumcision calendar.
The next group will undergo the rite in December. A launch of the rigorous activity in the county was done at Minyali village in Kiminini sub-county last Friday where knives commonly known as Lukembe in Bukusu were selected for sharpening and circumcisers were chosen and taken through a traditional cleansing ceremony. The launch brought together elders, initiates and other community members.
Activities at the cleansing ceremony were performed under a tree known as Kumkomosi to symbolise safe circumcision exercise and peace in the community.
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