"Luos are the only multi-national tribe in Kenya" Prof Ogot OOZES wisdom during Piny Luo fest

[@GeorgeOdongo-yq9gy]

As a Kenyan Luo , this is very educative , informative and eye opening. Thank you and God bless.

[@BabjiOkumu]

I had a mistaken thought that Prof.Bethwel Ogot had passed on!Good gracious he is alive and spewing knowledge here.Kenyans beware.This is the man with the longest CV Kenya has ever had today.The resume must be some 130 pages.He headed a UNESCO funded research comprising several other African history scholars as on wether Afrika ever had history of its own before the white man arrived. Holy gosh. The world was perplex and awed with the resultant 9 series/volumes that unearthed the superiorily rich Afrikan history that covered East,West,Central,South and Northern Afrikan territories which proven just how Western civilisation was late and dwaf to that of early Afrika. God bless you wuod Gem Siaya Kababa.His late wife Hon. Grace Ogot was also a prolific writer,nurse,teacher,Beijing women champion and a multi-party icon.

[@samjohn583]

Old is Gold ...God bless you 🙏

[@jagemndori257]

This Prof is the best. His History book helped me get an A in O Level history in 1986. May God be with him.

[@owinomakochieng828]

Obviously you did not get an A because grades then were 1 to 9 points.

[@ChrisObuya-tm2gg]

Good Prof,..we are happy

[@tobiusjtz7607]

Great indeed

[@carenogalo5319]

Kit Mikai in Sene is a historical place but not well maintained. There are huge rocks with the map of kenya that I've never seen anywhere in Kenya 🇰🇪. Luos need to preserve, maintain, educate, and maintain our history and culture for future Luo generations. Without culture, we are nothing. There used to be spiritual healing places and well preserved by spiritual healers. Thank you for the historical information.

[@ooj100]

Kit Mikayi is my home!

[@carenogalo5319]

@@ooj100 you're living closer to one of the areas used to be spiritually guided by spiritual leaders but nit a y more.

[@papd3532]

The Nilotic Luo are diasporic(at least 20-25million spread out at least 9-12 territories including Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya ,DRC Congo, Chad, Central Africa Republic, Sudan/Lower Egypt, Ethiopia Gambella/Eritrea, Cameroon Luo- Bantu assimilated by late 1990's) and settled thousands years with skilled warriors(e.g Owiny, Adhola, Obondo Mumbo, Ogutu Kipapi, Lela Kabanda, Tawo Kogot, Onyango Randar, Oracha Rambo, Lwanda Magere and others) through conquest, intermarriage and assimilation e.g Luo-Suba in Kenya, Tanzania and Luo-Babito/Luo-Langi/Luo-Kumam in Uganda with tendencies for large families thanks to history of polygamy in the past like all other AFRO groups .

[@papd3532]

Other Assimilated groups in Kenya and Tanzania included Luo-Marachi(Abamarachi),Luo-Wasweta(Abasweta),Luo-Kavirondo(Abarondo),Luo-Kanjuro(Abanjuro),Luo-Mikiria(Abakiria),Luo-Basi(Ababasi),Luo-Mugirango(Abagirango) . The Kavirondo were the original occupants of the L.Victoria region in Western Kenya before Luo occupation and assimilation .

[@papd3532]

The Luo conquered several kingdoms in the past through their southward movement and contributed to banyarwanda tutsi southwest movement to present day Rwanda/Congo after Conquest/dissolution of the Bachwezi empire, influencing rulership for Luo-babito under Bunyoro Kitara(most successful kingdom in East and Central Africa) and Baganda Kingdoms in Uganda .

[@papd3532]

Kenya Luo proper(Kenya Nationalist Tom Mboya, VP Oginga Odinga ,1st black Lawyer East Africa Argwings Kodhek,1st Kenyan Doctor to qualify in UK Dr. William Ouko, OBAMA ,LUPITA NYONGO ),Luo-Suba .

[@papd3532]

Tanzania Luo proper(Timothy Apiyo, longest head of public service and Chief secretary under president Julius Nyerere,Ali Hassan Mwinyi), Luo-Suba(mother to Tanzania first president JULIUS NYERERE),Luo-Wasweta,Luo-Mukisero,Luo-Surwa .

[@papd3532]

Uganda Luo-Langi(President Milton Obote, Army chief of staff Gen David Oyite Ojok, Gen Smith Acak Opon, Lt Col John Charles Ogole, Zanzibar liberator John Gideon Okello , united Tanganyika+Zanzibar=Tanzania) .

[@evansmigan]

Somalis too

[@elizabethcakuru2861]

And us lugbara, aiso the Bantu tribes who are majority in UG. Gisu in UG and KE, Kakwa in UG, Sudan, DRC.... plus plus plus. The luo are not a big tribe in uganda, not even 2million. Read anthropology. Talk Listen, then get your facts right

[@EutychusJuma]

The most multi _ national tribe is Somali

[@FliersOpiyo]

in Uganda Luo are over 5millions

[@solomonsudi8657]

Somalis in Kenya Somalia Djibouti Ethiopia. Maasais in Kenya and Tanzania.. Luhyas in Kenya and Uganda..Kurias in Kenya and Uganda..

[@patrickokage9254]

The professor also called ramenyi pinyi translated as the light of the world was the first historical writer to corrupt Nilotic tribes cultures by conditioning Luos as true Nilotic proper and called other splinter groups others due to European agitation to find the source of the Nile forgetting that anyone who falls in the category and terminology or title Nile was originally those who lived along the Nile riparian region, even now it's only a Luo who lives along the Nile we have Bantus, Afroasiatic, central Atlantic and volcanic languages as well, even atakere trace their origin in the Nile because "atekere" is a boat for navigating the Nile riparian and it's waters

[@alierngeth]

what of turkana? the ateker community are in uganda and south sudan

[@pamorris7011]

Nyerere’s mother was a MKisii not Luo.

[@7sneves]

Very informative but the sound quality is terrible.

[@johnaleleu120]

The Prof is wrong...He can be forgiven. Iteso, Masaai, Banyarwanda, Sebei/Kalenjin, Somali etc are all multinational tribes/groups

[@Kajokejiking]

The Bantus are the largest multinationals.

[@Aluochjakitere]

It reminds me of the history book, Peoling of East Africa by Bethwel Ogot and Gideon Were. The 8.4.4. missed something.

[@BabjiOkumu]

These books which used to be left on our study table by my Form 5 siblings opened my eyes and mind while I was in middle primary school. By the time I was in class 7,I could debate a F3 student as an equivalent. By the time I was in high school myself,I was the consultant of my peers.I was merely doing revision at that stage and complementing that with higher books such as the Nikita Khrushchev, the Song of Lawino et cetra. Just reminiscing please, no offence.

[@JohnsonMuunde]

Not really, Kambas have their own in Tanzania, Zaire and i think Gabon where they originally imigrated from.

[@TheMaestro-mx3zh]

😂😂😂

[@patrickmagabi2038]

U will find Kisii in Liberia, sierrleone, congo

[@felixmakinda7689]

Those are Kissi, not Kisii. Our cousins Abakuria are more on the Tanzanian side though.

[@ociradaniel7276]

Some of the information is not true. Maybe he studied those of Kenya only. Luo are pastoralist. They just abandoned the practice because of the royals nature they carried. Even in Sudan some are still practicing.

[@johntheuri9812]

Are Turkana people Luos?

[@evansmigan]

No.luos and turkana are nilotes

[@MustafaAden-n8y]

Correct your headline....you are not only the multinational tribe in Kenya but we also have Somalis who are equally multinational tribe which make part of the great Mosaic nation tribes of Kenya.

[@AngwenLaura]

You should also come up with a "somali festival "and address that!!

[@kinnsartssignsadvertising]

Turkana uG.. and masaai tz...Somalis ky..smla...wrong prof...

[@jimmnunbodle]

Wrong… Maasais straddle the lands north of Tanzania and south western kenya.. Somalis are in Djibouti Ethiopia Kenya and Somalia proper… Teso are both in Uganda and kenya

[@nelsonobul467]

❤🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@jimmybogonko]

Maasais are multinational?

[@papd3532]

The borders in the continent are artificial and therefore groups occupy several territories . Like the Oromo of Ethiopia, Kenya the Somali are predominantly Cushitic and occupy Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia, Djibouti . The Maasai are Nilotic with variations of Nilo-Saharan/Nilo-Cushitc due to their migratory patterns and occupy Kenya, Tanzania . The Ewe of Benin,Ghana,Togo .

[@papd3532]

Like the Nilotic Luo of Kenya(Obama, Actress Lupita Nyongo),Luo of Uganda( Luo-Langi like President Miton Obote, Army Chief Gen David Oyite Ojok, Luo-Acholi like President Gen Tito Okello, Army Commander Gen Bazilio Olara Okello, LRA rebels against Yoweri Museveni JOSEPH KONY, Okot Odhiambo, WOMAN KING ACTRESS SHEILA ATIM) . Nilotic Luo of Tanzania ,DRC Congo, Sudan/Lower Egypt, Chad, Central Africa Republic, Ethiopia Gambella/Eritrea . Nilotic Luo in Aegan and Abu Simbel region on the border of Sudan and Egypt .

[@papd3532]

The Waswahili of Kenya, Zanzibar(President Sheikh Abeid Karume),Pemba, Lamu, Pate,Tanganyika, Mozambique, Madagascar/Malagasy and Southern Somalia . The Nilo-Sahelian Fulani of Nigeria(President Muhammadu Buhari), Senegal, Cameroon, Chad, Central Africa republic ,Mali, Gambia . The Nubians of Sudan and Egypt with colonial/post-colonial Nubians in Kenya, Uganda . The Shona of Zimbabwe(President Robert Mugabe), Mozambique, Kenya, Southern Africa territories etc .

[@papd3532]

Tanzania Nilotic Maasai population 500K-1million . Kenya Nilotic Maasai population 1-1.5million . Tanzania Nilotic Luo population 4-5million . Nilotic Luo of Kenya population 5-6million . Nilotic Luo-Alur DRC Congo and Uganda 8million etc. Somali population of Ethiopia 4.6million . Somali population of Djibouti 600K .

[@papd3532]

The East Africa region has one of the most diverse Black genetic pool in the continent ranging from Niger-Congo Bantu , Nilotic, Nilo-Saharan, Nilo-Cushitic and Cushitic .

[@Joseph-th1pj]

This professor should be forgiven for making false claims, especially about Ugandan Luo. The majority group in Uganda is Bantu, followed by Ateker (I belong here). Luo (Acholi, Adhola, Alur, and Jonam) are far from being the majority group in Uganda. Although Langi and Kumam learned Luo language and integrated it into their dialects, they are not Luo. Let's speak and write the truth. Prof., don't be like papd3532, who is bent on falsifying history.

[@AngwenLaura]

Now see...Most bantus in Uganda are luos infact all of them.. They just speak a bantu language.. Go do your research well.. When it comes to the langi..yes they are Ateker who speak a Luo language and they proudly say they are luo because most of them intermarried and most of them have the Luo blood than the ateker blood but all in all Ateker and luos are Nilotes... Let's stop spreading hared!

[@Joseph-th1pj]

@@AngwenLaura You're gonna provoke many folks with your comment. It is true in history that the Luo overran kingdoms in Bunyoro, and Tooro. Their kings to this day have Luo names. However, they got assimilated to Bantu groups. Luo didn't conquer Ankole kingdom and so, didn't get to Kigezi. Ankole and Kigezi regions have no Luo connection. Even if we give Langi/Lango to Luo, they still can't be the majority population in Uganda. No hatred here, just attempting to explain the correct history.

[@ociradaniel7276]

L​@Joseph-th1pj Lango and Kumam are luo and they have been identified by that for hundreds years without seeing themselves as Ateker not until 2024. They are our brothers. politicians want to divide us and some few lango and kumam want to buy it. Ateker are also our nilote brothers. I can feel your hatred for luo, Relax.

[@ociradaniel7276]

For your information there is no history which says that Lango and Kumam are Ateker. Stop cooking history. Lango are trying to rewrite their own history to distance themselves from the luo people for the reason they best know. The good thing is that ,the ateker community has accepted them and yet they barely understand the language of ateker. Don't tell me they lost their language because of acholi, that's false claim and pure stupidity. Lango are luo and speak luo language. Lango population is bigger than acholi, and they have their own sub region. How can a bigger population influence smaller population to an extent of loosing the language? Justify, pure lies.

[@Joseph-th1pj]

@@ociradaniel7276 Please ask Langi and Kumam their main clan names. You'll discover that they're similar to Iteso/karamojong/Turkana etc. For Kumam and Iteso, you can't even distinguish. They have exactly the same names, clans, traditional dances etc.

[@esumijacobs]

You are WRONG. TURKANAS (ATEKER) TRIBE ARE THE MOST MULTINATIONAL TRIBE IN EAST AND CENTRAL AFRICA. 1. Turkana & Teso of Kenya. 2. Nyang'atom of Ethiopia. 3. Toposa of South Sudan. 4. Ateker of Eritrea. 5. I've forgotten the names of two Central African countries where the Turkanas are in Top 5 majority ethnic group.

[@johnkuntner8146]

We have luos in TZ , DRC , CENTRAL AFIRCAN REPUBLIC. Even Turkana, are our cousins. Teso was the sister ramogi so we are ONE AND THE SAME THING .

[@righttoknowwiththomas9178]

Teso in Uganda has been left out

[@papd3532]

The Nilotic Luo are diasporic(at least 20-25million spread out at least 9-12 territories including Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya ,DRC Congo, Chad, Central Africa Republic, Sudan/Lower Egypt, Ethiopia Gambella/Eritrea, Cameroon Luo- Bantu assimilated by late 1990's) and settled thousands years with skilled warriors(e.g Owiny, Adhola, Obondo Mumbo, Ogutu Kipapi, Lela Kabanda, Tawo Kogot, Onyango Randar, Oracha Rambo, Lwanda Magere and others) through conquest, intermarriage and assimilation e.g Luo-Suba in Kenya, Tanzania and Luo-Babito/Luo-Langi/Luo-Kumam in Uganda with tendencies for large families thanks to history of polygamy in the past like all other AFRO groups .

[@papd3532]

Other Assimilated groups in Kenya and Tanzania included Luo-Marachi(Abamarachi),Luo-Wasweta(Abasweta),Luo-Kavirondo(Abarondo),Luo-Kanjuro(Abanjuro),Luo-Mikiria(Abakiria),Luo-Basi(Ababasi),Luo-Mugirango(Abagirango) . The Kavirondo were the original occupants of the L.Victoria region in Western Kenya before Luo occupation and assimilation .

[@papd3532]

The Luo conquered several kingdoms in the past through their southward movement and contributed to banyarwanda tutsi southwest movement to present day Rwanda/Congo after Conquest/dissolution of the Bachwezi empire, influencing rulership for Luo-babito under Bunyoro Kitara(most successful kingdom in East and Central Africa) and Baganda Kingdoms in Uganda .