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Traditional Games in Kenya
Some of the traditional games and sports in Kenya since antiquity have included wrestling, racing exercises, stick fights, hunting (using spears and arrows), board games, bull fights and dances.
Read on to find out more about traditional games and sports in Kenya.
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Kenyan Indigenous Games #1: Bullfighting in Kenya
Bullfighting is prevalent among the Luhya community of western Kenya.
The sport was originally practiced to mark key events in the community, such as funerals.
However, the sport has evolved to become more competitive, and is a source of income on occasion.
The lovers of this sport have vowed to ensure that this treasured traditional sport lives on.
Kenyan bull owners have formed an association, and this has led to the establishment of a stadium in Ikolomani constituency for bullfighting called Malinya Stadium.
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Bullfighting events are usually held on Saturdays and public holidays.
The bulls that participate in the fights are usually prepared by keeping them in zero-grazing situations and isolating them from other cattle so that they can become wild.
They are also given a balanced diet.
On the eve of a bullfighting event in western Kenya, the competing bulls are usually given a local brew known as busaa so that they become aggressive during the bullfight.
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