Kit-Mikayi

Kit-Mikayi

Kit-Mikayi, also spelled Kit Mikayi, Kitmikayi, and Kitmikaye, is a large rock formation on the Kisumu-Bondo road in western Kenya, about 29 kilometers west of Kisumu. Kit-mikayi means “Stones of the first wife” or “First Wife Rocks” in Dholuo, the Luo language.

Description and location

Kit-Mikayi is a rock formation — a 70 meter high tor — near Kisumu-Bondo road about 29 kilometers west of Kisumu (towards Kombewa Market & before reaching a rugged bridge over the Nyamgun River) in Kakelo Sub-location.

ignificance

Locals living around the stones are known as the Luo-Kakello clan. The site is associated with sacrifices and many legends from pre-Christian times, especially stories explaining the meaning of the name.

Kit-Mikayi is a regional point of sightseeing interest, especially among the neighbouring Luo tribes. It also has become a popular local pilgrimage site for followers of the Legio Maria sect who come to the rock to pray and fast for several weeks at a time.

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