State of Kamba culture today (2012 onwards)

I would be surprised to meet any Kamba who knows or adheres 100% to Kamba culture. Its long been a globalized world where cultures have fused. Many of present Kambas are the modern westernized globalized type whose knowledge of Kamba is, on average, as good as knowledge of another or other cultures. A good example is me. My command of Kamba language, for example, is as good as my command of English and Swahili. No problem there, i feel; its a dynamic world (links to evidence of this modernization).

I therefore will not blog about this modern Kamba. I will blog about the Kamba who lived before and in early colonial times. It is in these times that kamba culture was fully adhered to. I will rely on reliable folklore. Many living Kambas, especially those born before the sixties, have good knowledge of kamba culture (some photos; Dad, Patrick, Nduki, Mbeke etc).

Practically all of Machakos and Makueni counties is modernized. But in remote areas of Makueni and especially Kitui counties; significant levels of Kamba culture are still practiced (map highlighting these areas). I hope to visit and verbally or otherwise capture these for record.