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The Luhya of western Kenya initiate their youth by circumcision, normally the initiation of the Luhya community of western Kenya always comes after every two years. This takes place every August and is usually flanked with alot of traditional practices. A Bukusu circumciser from Maliki village, in Webuye Bungoma Kenya.
This year 2008 happens to be year of this cultural event, we have seen alot of drama as these initiates pass through their rite, what started as a cultural event now has started taking a dimension that is not good,just yesterday, a man was forced to have a cut, this man who happens to come from a community that doesn't embrace the cut was ambushed and circumcised, this is turning out to be the tradition since this act is still being carried.
Funny enough,When some are asked why they force people to have the cut against their will, they claim that it was the Prime minister who commissioned them.
This should be stopped because, for us to live well in society with our neighbors, we have to respect their cultures and traditions irrespective of how we perceive them.
