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Tiriki.
One of sixteen sub tribes or dialects off the Abaluyia people of Western Kenya. The word Tiriki is also used to refer to their geographical location in Hamisi Division, Vihiga County, in the Western province of Kenya. Hamisi constituency is one of the longest in Kenya stretching from Gambogi to Cheptulu.[1]
Administrative
Tiriki is located in the Republic of Kenya in Vihiga County. Vihiga County is one of the five counties that formed the former Western Province. The other counties in the former Western Province are Kakamega (which Vihiga was previously a part of), Bungoma, and Busia. Trans Nzoia county is located in the former Rift Valley but has a majority Abaluyia population. Nandi County in the former Rift Valley province also has a sizable but minority Abaluyia population.
Latitude, Longitude, and Altitude
Tiriki lies at a Latitude of 0.09 degrees North and a Longitude of 34.85 degrees East. The average altitude is 1740m or 5709 ft above sea level.
Weather
Daily temperatures average a low of 12 degrees centigrade (58 degrees Fahrenheit) and a high of 24 degrees Centigrade (72 degrees Fahrenheit) meaning the weather is very pleasant and mild. Rainfall ranges from a low of about 1.5 inches ( 4cm) in February to a high of about 5 inches (12 cm) in October. October and April have over 20 days of rainfall. January and February average about 10 days of rainfall.
Tiriki clans
Tiriki clans include Vikhava, Valukhova, Vakhadiri, Vahaliero, Vajisinde, Vaumbo, Vashitsungu, Vamavi, Vamiluha, Valukhombe, Vadura, Vamayudu, Vamuli, Vasamia, Varimbuli, Vavuga, Vasaniaga, Vanyonji, Vamoiya, Vamasese and Vasuba. ('Walking with Joel' - The Mwanzi Dynasty)) We also have the Bamahalia clan.[2]
Tirikis live in proximity with the Maragoli, Nandi, Luo, Banyore and the Idakho, their fellow Luhya tribes and hence the similarities with three clans of the Maragoli i.e. Vakizungu, Vamavi and Vasaniaga. Among all of the Luyha tribes, the Tiriki are particularly famous for their circumcision ceremonies with elaborate masks and body paint akin to Luhyas of Kabras in Malava (or Terik of the Nandi tribe) held in forests around in Western and parts of Trans-Nzoia province.
The Tiriki speak Ludiriji (more widely referred to Lutirichi or Tiriki, according to Ethnologue[3]) and occupy the area North of Hamisi District in localities like Wamisi (Hamisi), Shamakhokho, Lwandon, Erusui, Esenende (home of Senende Boys High School), Igavinjari, Igavsotichi, Ichitinda, Muhudu, Musunji, Kaptisi, Ibumbo, Ishiru, Tindinyo, Gamalenga, and the border town of Seremi which borders Aldai (Nandi); Rift Valley Province.
Tiriki North is home to Kaimosi Friends Primary School, the oldest formal school in Kenya and home to Kaimosi Teacher Training College, Kaimosi Friends Technical College, Kaimosi GBS and recently Kaimosi University.
Notable Persons
- Kenya's most famous musician Daudi Kabaka.
- Cyrus Jirongo the politician who was one of the founders of Youth For Kanu in 1992.
- Philip Kisia, Nairobi Town Clerk.
- Johnston Kavuludi, Chairman of the National Police Service Commission.
- Cliff Mukulu, founder of Rentworks
- Adema Sangale, CEO of Proctor and Gamble East Africa
- Justice Daniel Anganyanga
- Education Permanent Secretary Professor George Godia
- Ambassador James Simani, Ambassador to China
- Meshack Igobua, Headmaster Upper Hill School
See also
References
- ^ "History & Culture - Vihiga County". vihiga.go.ke. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
- ^ "History & Culture - Vihiga County". vihiga.go.ke. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- ^ "Luidakho-Luisukha-Lutirichi". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "KAIMOSI CONNECTION 18" (PDF). Firstfriendswhittier.org. January 2006. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Circumcision". YouTube. 17 August 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
