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Quiet village where 'it was a pot of romance and games of seduction'

According to some of the elders, the area served as a community stadium, where many events were held, including wrestling matches and Isukuti dances. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]

One kilometre from Shinyalu market, off the Kakamega-Shinyalu road, lies a village known as Shilolavakhali.

In the Isukha dialect of the larger Luhya tribe, 'Shilolavakhali' means "Seeing, or finding women".

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