Women carrying porridge pots. Pic source: Facebook Investment has been done – and much more continues to – with intent to awaken communities as Tiriki and Logooli that their culture is marketable and they can rip big if they explore that side of it.  Yet Vihiga communities seem only consumers of the knowledge and passive to the capacity buildings as done by IKDoDi programme (among others) since 2021 in Vihiga. And if you cannot apply knowledge when it is hot in an opportune time, then when? The Tiriki Circumcision, akin to Logooli in catalyzing community togetherness, is a best time to package all the cultural assets together and market within, nationally and abroad. Every member of the community – the young, youths, men and women and elders are engaged in one way or another. At reach are all key cultural assets; medicine, foods, music and dance, traditional industry, governance and shrines/traditional sites. All for expositions and marketing!  The Tiriki boast of 52 Khavunyo...