It was on Tuesday date 20,December 2022 when we visited the mosque.We arrived at around noon and we were welcomed by the (mwadhini) of the mosque.He took us into the mosque and showed us the procedure of cleansing the seven body parts.The 7 body parts were :hands, mouth, nose, face, head, arms and legs.The meaning of cleansing the new body is to enter the mosque being clean.

He also told us that the men don’t pray together with the females in the Same room because they need to concentrate avoid distraction by being attracted.He also told us that Muslim females cover their heads and where long dresses known as buibuis that covers to their toes.He also led us into the mosque and showed us how the prayed.

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My name is Diana Nyaboke Bichage.I am named Diana which means bright when the song of princess Diana was released.The word Nyaboke which means the woman of success,I inherited it from my aunt who died long ago.The word Bichage is for my father,I was given it as a surname.

My village is called O`Mote O Bichage.It was named when Bichage the great politician who owned the largest tree in Kisii,along the road.The travelers used that name as to alight their destination.The word then became natural and the ancestors crowned it as the village name.

The name Nyaboke is given after the great harvest of honey which in Kisii is called `oboke`.Even during marriage,according to our culture,they could give you a name with a meaning,so that`s why Nyaboke which means success is a Kisii word.