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KIT MIKAYI
Country(s): Kenya |
Kit-Mikayi, also spelled Kit Mikayi, Kitmikayi, and Kitmikaye, is a large rock formation on the Kisumu-Bond 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.
Significance
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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