Any visitor, who would fall in it, was eaten. “We grew up fearing some families in this village, cannibalism was so real to the extent that some families had dug holes in the middle of their houses which were covered with mats. He recalls that back in the 1940s, the vice of night dancing was so rampant in the area. He quickly offers us seats and we get down to business. Probably in his 70s, Kibirige lives in a grass- thatched house with his wife and six grandchildren. We finally get to Mzee Kibirige’s home 20 minutes later. There are some areas we fear moving at night because of this problem”, the cyclist explains.Ībout two kilometres to Sii, you see the clear waters of Lake Victoria which is the main source of livelihood for the people in the area. “Night dancing is real in this area and it is common to find graves opened and bodies taken by unknown people. This ride costs me Shs5,000 from Nkokonjeru town.Īs I make small talk with the cyclist, he affirms my belief that actually night dancers are a real thing in the area. I explained to him the purpose of my journey and he quickly suggests that I meet Mzee Stefano Kibirige, a resident of Sii village.Īpparently, he is well conversant with the history of the area and the evolution of night dancers.īut to get to him, I have to endure a 15 kilometre ride through thickets doted with a few houses on the sides of the hilly road.
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