“We hope to use the myth that has always kept people away from Osiri driving them into the lake, at times surviving on only one fish a day, to reverse the curse. We want our sons to go to schools so that our land can prosper,” William Odhiambo says.
When the school going orphans of Osiri and Kanyanda in Homa Bay finally abandon the beaches of Lake Victoria and retreat up the hill once cursed by magicians, another giant will rise in the area and overshadow Nam Lolwe whose fame and influence is only felt up to Egypt.
But before the Global University cleanses Osiri of the ghosts and the nasty spirits, Lake Victoria and Winam Gulf will continue to be the lifeline of the descendants of Kanyanda, as the fears and dreams of their ancestors continue to shape their aspirations.
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