In the past this ceremony was performed to honour a departed hero. It is the greatest honour reserved only for the bravest warriors in the community. The ceremony is a simulation of a war scene,banana trees representing the enemy. The age mates of the departed go through the combat motions as artfully as possible limiting the damage to banana stems and trees. But malicious elements do infiltrate the ceremony. Some families now seek protection from the provincial administration especially if they have a precious crop in the shamba.

Guka killer.

I'm not familiar with the culture either but surely there must be a support system from the community for those left behind especially if everything they had that was of value has been destroyed