1. Mutura: is a Kenyan delicacy resembling sausages, it is also what people in Nyeri used to call the late Education Minister.
2. To you, Mascara may be make up but to a Luhya it's cigarettes.
3. Marijuana is a drug but to the Kikuyus it also means they knew each other.
4. The Hobbit is a movie but to the Kambas it is a chewing gum.
5. Ukali means bitter or harshness but to a Luhya it's food.
6. Federer is a tennis player but to Kikuyus it also means a flag.
7. L is a letter in the alphabet but to Kambas it is also the place where sinners will go.
8. Choice is not only an option but to the Luhya it's a girl's name.
9. Bull is the male species of a cow but to a Kalenjin it's also a place where people like Dunford swim.
10. Sack is a bag type used for luggage but our Luo friends unmistakably enigmaticaly with utmost flamboyance know it's a sea mammal with sharp teeth.
11. Hyundai is a car and it's what happens when you take poison in Ukambani.
12. Sota in sheng means to be broke but to the Luhya it's a beverage.
13. Yana is a tyre brand but to the Kambas it means yesterday.
14. Paper is writing material but to Kisiis it means to carry [beba]
15. Parrot to Luhyas is not only a bird, but a thing that we used at the March 4th
General Election.
16. Chuka is a town in Meru county but to the Nyeri people it means to "alight"!
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