Luopedia: History, Culture, Traditional Medicine & Conversational Phrases of Joluo (the Luo People of Africa)

The Luos! A lot has been said about them. Their flamboyance and style, called ‘Nyadhi’. Their high educational achievements and apparent desire to obtain high flying academic distinctions. Their high agility for matters political and revolutionary. But who are they really? And who exactly forms part of the greater Luo Nation? Is there something in their past that drives them. Is there something in their genes that dictate their future? Is it a nation of peoples, a race, so to speak? And where did they come from? The author demystifies the Luo Culture, looking at the Luo as the greater community of upto 15 related language groups, who are today all over the world and leading, from the most powerful nation, to the various international agencies. They have been called the Black Jews, continuously oppressed by the ruling elites in their countries. I will learn that like Latin, the Luo language is spoken as it is written, and written as it is spoken. The Luo Nation!