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Paul Mbuya Akoko
(1891-1938)
Paul Mbuya Aoko’s Life.
Paul Mbuya akoko was born around 1891 in karachuonyo. South Nyanza. He served as paramount chief and also as member of east African legislative assembly. He believed in both Christianity and Lou traditional religion. He married two wives and had several children. In 1938, he published in Lou language, Luo Kitgi Gi Tembegi (Luo customs and habitats). At the time of his death in 1981, he was the “Ker” (ultimate moral or spiritual leader) of the luos.
RELIGION and the concept of God
He believed that long time ago, there were no denominations or factions in matters of religion. The luo regarded nyasaye (God) as omnipresent. People turned to him or help in all manner of ways. For example, the person going to war would appeal to nyasaye to help defeat his enemy. Where he was victorious, he concluded that it was all due to the favourable disposition of nyasaye. The interesting thing here is that the vanquished also expected the help of the same nyasaye. Now, when a patient recovered from his illness, he acknowledged the help of nyasaye. He believed also that there was, in addition, an element of luck but that it was nyasaye who brought luck his way.
People acknowledged nyasaye and so when they rose in the morning, they looked at wang chieng (the face of the sun) for god was thought to reside there as one might expect an occupant of a house. The sun was therefore believed to be capable of acting the role of an intermediary between people and god. Thus, people showed the palms of their hads to the face of the sun in supplication. Now, as the sun set in the west, people would look directly at it saying “set well so that no evil thing befalls us”. During this period, religion was not fragmented and so there were no dominations or factions. People recognized one nyasaye which in my opinion is the correct attitude.
Mbuya akoko also believes that we all have the same God even though we have different
(1891-1938)
Paul Mbuya Aoko’s Life.
Paul Mbuya akoko was born around 1891 in karachuonyo. South Nyanza. He served as paramount chief and also as member of east African legislative assembly. He believed in both Christianity and Lou traditional religion. He married two wives and had several children. In 1938, he published in Lou language, Luo Kitgi Gi Tembegi (Luo customs and habitats). At the time of his death in 1981, he was the “Ker” (ultimate moral or spiritual leader) of the luos.
RELIGION and the concept of God
He believed that long time ago, there were no denominations or factions in matters of religion. The luo regarded nyasaye (God) as omnipresent. People turned to him or help in all manner of ways. For example, the person going to war would appeal to nyasaye to help defeat his enemy. Where he was victorious, he concluded that it was all due to the favourable disposition of nyasaye. The interesting thing here is that the vanquished also expected the help of the same nyasaye. Now, when a patient recovered from his illness, he acknowledged the help of nyasaye. He believed also that there was, in addition, an element of luck but that it was nyasaye who brought luck his way.
People acknowledged nyasaye and so when they rose in the morning, they looked at wang chieng (the face of the sun) for god was thought to reside there as one might expect an occupant of a house. The sun was therefore believed to be capable of acting the role of an intermediary between people and god. Thus, people showed the palms of their hads to the face of the sun in supplication. Now, as the sun set in the west, people would look directly at it saying “set well so that no evil thing befalls us”. During this period, religion was not fragmented and so there were no dominations or factions. People recognized one nyasaye which in my opinion is the correct attitude.
Mbuya akoko also believes that we all have the same God even though we have different