Tiriki tribe (Luhya)
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The Tiriki are one of sixteen tribes of the Luhya people. The word Tiriki is also used to refer to their geographical location in Vihiga
district, Hamisi Division in the Western province of Kenya
. Hamisi constituency is one of the longest in Kenya stretching from Gambogi to Cheptulu.
('Walking with Joel' - The Mwanzi Dynasty))
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 Bashisungu (Vakizungu), Bamabi (Vamavi) and Basianiga (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 and around Kakamega Forest near Kaimosi. ('Walking with Joel' - The Mwanzi Dynasty))
The Tiriki speak Ludiriji 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.
Vihiga
-Geography:The town is along the road between Kisumu and Kakamega, and only five kilometres north of the equator. Vihiga bears the same name as its district, Vihiga District, which is one of the eight districts in Kenya's Western Province...
district, Hamisi Division in the Western province of Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
. Hamisi constituency is one of the longest in Kenya stretching from Gambogi to Cheptulu.
Tiriki Clans
Tiriki clans include Balukhoba, Bahaliero, Bajisinde, Baumbo, Bashitsungu, Bamabi, Bamiluha, Balukhombe, Badura, Bamuli, Basamia, Barimbuli, Baguga, Basaniaga, Banyonji and Basuba.('Walking with Joel' - The Mwanzi Dynasty))
Tirikis live in proximity with the Maragoli
Maragoli
The Maragoli, or Logoli , are the second largest tribe of the 6 million-strong Luhya nation in Kenya, after the Bukusu. The dialect they speak is called Llogoli, Urulogoli, or Maragoli....
,Nandi, Luo, Banyore and the Idakho, their fellow Luhya tribes and hence the similarities with three clans of the Maragoli i.e Bashisungu (Vakizungu), Bamabi (Vamavi) and Basianiga (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 and around Kakamega Forest near Kaimosi. ('Walking with Joel' - The Mwanzi Dynasty))
The Tiriki speak Ludiriji 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
Kaimosi Friends Primary School
Kaimosi Friends Primary School, is the oldest formal school in Kenya. It is located in Kaimosi in Western Province. The school was established in 1903 as Friends Africa Industrial Mission by the Quaker Missionaries of the United States of America, who left South Africa to spread Quaker mission...
, the oldest formal school in Kenya and home to Kaimosi Teacher Training College, Kaimosi Friends Technical College, Kaimosi GBS and recently Kaimosi University.