The Tachoni community in Tongaren Sub County has vowed to continue upholding their culture especially for the ‘Khulicha’ which is normally performed to boys who were circumcised in August and have to be guided on how to live in their adult stage of life.
Timothy Walucho, the Tongaren Sub County Tachoni tribe secretary, says the event which was started way back by their forefathers will continue to be observed even in the forthcoming years saying it aims to guide the young boys to be obedient members of the society.
He disclosed that the ‘Avekwe’ as they are popularly known are normally circumcised facing the east that is why they always assemble at a river on the eastern side to where they live and they have always stuck with that.
“In our community, we believe that there is always luck in the east that is why even when one migrates he has to go to the east so that his life becomes better and our children have been taught to always do the same even in their future lives,” he said.
Mr. Walucho called upon the initiates to uphold respect to their parents as well as elders and also respect the laws governing the country saying they are now grown ups and need to do away with childish deeds they used to do before.
He was speaking during the ‘Khulicha’ ceremony of more than two hundred initiates from Tongaren Sub County performed at river Nzoia and area MP David Eseli Simiyu was in attendance and applauded the community for having observed their culture with vigour.
He disclosed that his two wives hail from the Tachoni tribe and is proud to be associated with their culture saying as a legislator he will do the best in his capacity to ensure that he supports the culture of the people in his constituency.
“It is your democratic right to perform your culture and no one should be a hindrance to that, therefore, every community should be given an opportunity to uphold their culture,” he said. The MP also took the opportunity to urge his constituents to stay put saying with next year being an election year, they have to be keen when it comes to choosing their leaders, adding that they have to scrutinize well.
