Desturi is a forum for the sharing of cultural knowledge in Kenya. The simple idea is that for the Kenya agenda to be taken forward, a deep understanding of our culture is necessary.
Desturi therefore seeks to provide all people with a forum within which they can place knowledge and information in the four identified components of culture: history, society/family, tradition and language.
What is our culture? What is it that defines us from other peoples other than a territorial boundary and a birth certificate? Growing up in the 8-4-4 school system, we were taught English and Swahili , often with a cracking ruler over your head if you couldnt master Ngeli ya M at the required speed. […]
The definitions of Culture are numerous and are continuously evolving. However, they are important as they allow us to maintain order in our social structures. Language, education, rites of passage, family ties and relationships…all these are parts of our culture which are constantly forced to respond to the world as it changes. Parts which end […]