In the book,"Barking, you'll be eaten -the wisdom of Kamba oral literature," by Kieti, Mwikali and Coughlin published in Kenya in 1990 by Phoenix publishers, we read about the rich culture of the Kamba people.
Like the rest of other communities in Kenya and indeed the whole of Africa, the Kamba community expressed their culture through songs, dances, riddles, fables and poetry.
The old people told ancient tales known as 'mbano' and legends of recent generation known as 'ngewa' to children and the children, when they grew old, would re-tell those stories to their children.
This ensured that the culture was passed from one generation to another. Nowadays, one might ask what stories do our parents have that they can tell to their children to ensure continuity of culture? Is it not dead yet?
I think musicians like Ken Wa Maria, Kativui are doing a great job by composing songs that talk about the culture of the Kamba people.
To save our cultural heritage, let us write afro-cultural poems.