Luanda Magere excursions

Luanda Magere Site and Grave
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Folklore of the Luo peoples of Kenya speaks of a mighty warrior known as Lwanda Magere . He was born in the year 1720 to Abonyo Wuod Omolo and mother Nyabera.His mother died during his birth and was therefore taken care of by his grandmother Rapondi. His father died in one of the numerous wars with their Nandi neighbours when Magere was barely a teenager. He belonged to the Sidho clan in Kano, in the shores of the Lake Victoria. The Sidho clan occupies the present sugar belt at the foot of the Nandi escarpment. He was possessed of unearthly powers, and his flesh was made of stone. Arrows, spears and clubs simply deflected from his body, making him invincible during war. He was famously known for his capability to tear an entire army apart alone.
-Luanda Magere was a Luo warrior, believed to be made of stone. Nobody could kill him. When war broke out between the Luo and Kipsigis tribes, Luanda killed many Kipsigis.

Luanda Magere Site and Grave is along the Nyando River.

The Kipsigis came up with a strategy to understand where his immense powers, secret to life and immortal nature comes from. They thus decided to give Luanda a woman from the Kipsigis tribe to marry.

The woman learned the secret of Luanda’s life when he fell sick and asked his wife to treat his shadow.

When fighting broke out again between the two warring tribes, the woman told her community the secret of his life. A warrior threw a spear into Luanda’s shadow, killing him.

Luanda turned into a stone, which still lies on the spot. It is believed by hunters around this place that if you sharpen a spear on the rock, you can make a kill easily.

This story is compared with the biblical story of Samson and Delilah.