RTW 6 Living with Luo tribe on Lake Victoria, Kenya

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[@HSEsecuGate3]

That's our people from Kenya we knew that we have our people in Kenya Luo of Uganda love you all

[@schadracklinmugabo4240]

These people aren’t rich but they are very happy and their hospitality is great,

[@ThousandTravelTales]

That's exactly how we felt!

[@thdoom81]

gimme a break..you think these people don't want a better life?

[@ayoomariana6406]

Nonsense....what a stupid comment

[@stevelumumba1824]

This is a very nice documentary

[@Manofthehour2050]

this is brilliantly documented. i am a luo who lives in waterloo UK and every tie i go back i live the simple life just like this

[@georgekazungu1632]

As a Luo and fisherman myself,I am Proud of the Luos and these intellectual fishermen 😁

[@ThousandTravelTales]

It was a pleasure and a privilege to share some time with the community. We are definitely richer for knowing about the proud Luo people.

[@otienoalolo4792]

Quite humbling that you managed and adapted to 'our' living conditions however short a time....kudos👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@ThousandTravelTales]

It was us that were humbled to live in "your" conditions, not the other way around. The people were incredibly giving and caring despite the difficulties they indeed face and to see all that happiness in the face of adversity was truly a life lesson. We cannot be thankful enough.

[@olwenyemmanuel2838]

wow, amazing, try Luo Uganda

[@ThousandTravelTales]

Thanks, next time for sure!

[@erinomiti]

Nice...quite insightful

[@iwonaolejniczak8164]

Piękna opowieść o tamtejszym życiu, dobra robota Ada i Bruno

[@ThousandTravelTales]

Dziękujemy!

[@creekyknee]

Lovely video, you got a new subscriber !

[@tecmediake]

Good job

[@albertyoung8659]

Amazing ❤️👍.

[@ThousandTravelTales]

Thanks ✌️

[@MissColourfulSpirit]

❤️

[@kwaroklips4lyfe]

Luo🇪🇹❤️

[@SuperDaddyaddy]

Great documentary! I wish you had time to sample more Luo. This, of course, is the life of typical fisherman, and it is well done.

[@ThousandTravelTales]

Many thanks Adrian. We may not have had that much time with the Luo but the impression it made on us more than made up for that. We are really grateful for the experience had and hope that by sharing it others might learn something as well.

[@Qolee99]

am a proud luo

[@rahulrathod-vx6yv]

Whoo

[@shikanyota]

my people

[@stellaoreo4758]

Where are you originally from?

[@otienoalolo4792]

They are fortunate that they buy a jerrican of water for kshs10 per jerrican! Moving down in the hinterland we buy at kshs20 per 20litre jerrican.....

[@redsms932]

Uganda you don't joke fishing little fish's only large fish are allowed

[@omuloamoke1957]

Migrated from Uganda?? What are you talking about? Luos are Nilotic group who migrated from Southern Sudan, which used to be Southern Egypt (Kamit). In fact you maybe looking at descendants of originals.

[@ThousandTravelTales]

You are of course right that originally Luo migrated from Sudan. That being said, to the best of the information we got, the latest in a long list of migrations was from Uganda. Thanks for the comment, we will be more specific in the future!

[@malkiawaalego2552]

Luos are not a monolith. Some migrated from Uganda into Kenya. Remember that Kenya and Uganda are colonial creations, and the Luo people predate them.

[@kr3539]

These are bantus from Uganda who assimilated with Luos and adopted their culture.

[@remmingtonotieno7756]

@@ThousandTravelTales it was a long journey, with splits. Some Luos followed the Nile and settled in Uganda, others came down to Kenya from the North and others migrated from Uganda (Joka Jok, Joka Owiny and Joka Omolo). Some intermarried with the Bantus in Uganda then came to settle south of Lake victoria (the Suba). So there's plenty stories depending on the community you are talking to

[@DAILYVIDDEOS]

I would say luo community sounds more politically correct

[@eunicelar9746]

Can these people not replenish these waters by breeding young tilapia fish and pouring into the lakes? So many countries in Africa are growing tilapia today in artificial ponds. You can't just keep taking and not giving back to nature. They can buy and pour these fishes and learn how to feed them so that they can get a better harvest. They are lucky to already have a lake but other people growing tilapia in African countries have to manually build artificial ponds and are not lucky enough to have a lake. These people have to be given lessons in sustainability. They just consume and consume and expect miracles to happen. I hope you guys can help create a fund that can enable them replenish those waters and maintain them in order to enjoy the final product.

[@bustanigarden9115]

You have no idea. Industrialization has greatly polluted the water and reduced fish populations. The introduction of the Nile perch (for export to Western countries) has done tremendous damage to the lake and completely annihilated the indigenous populations of fish. Many types that were there 100 years ago are not there anymore. The Chinese are aggressively fishing Nile perch for their bladders that are used in cosmetics. Then there's the introduction of water hyacinth ( brought as an ornamental plant by some European) which has completely changed the game for local fishermen and the fish . It has affected the fish mating rituals and an myriad of other things in that eco system. So it's not just about the fishermen doing what their ancestors have been doing for thousands of years.( Which some how sustained the fish populations and variety on the lake ,so they must've been doing something right) There's a bigger picture . Bigger things at play beyond their hands. There's was also cage fishing by mostly foreign companies looking for profit of course not sustainably done and causing a lot of pollution in the water. Don't jump to conclusions yet a little more research will show you something different.

[@eunicelar9746]

@@bustanigarden9115 I can now understand. It's rather unfortunate about these people who come to a place and all they want is exploitation. But can't anything be done about the fish? Go fund me for the waters to be replenished with other species.

[@gekota]

Luos didn't migrate from Uganda but from Sudan. There are Luos in Uganda, Tanzania, Uganda, Sudan and Democratic Republic of Congo. Even though Luos live in the shores of Lake Victoria, the majority of professionals, like Doctors, Lawyers, Professors, Engineers, and political leaders are from this part of Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Sudan and even the US former Presidents father came from this region. Proper facts need to be put on the table. Not misinformation that has been in the works for ages.

[@ThousandTravelTales]

You are of course right that originally Luo migrated from Sudan. The migration however happened overtime in steps and to the best of the information we got, the latest in a long list of migrations was from Uganda. And of course Lake Victoria and Kenya is not the only area currently inhabited by Luos, it is however where the community we are presenting in the video lives. Thanks for the comment!

[@magesamo3604]

Colonialism is coming again.

[@thdoom81]

why was she crying?