This so beutiful., am also confused on to build a mabati suite or a thatched one 3rooms. Kindly advice and if possible. Good work Fundi Austine, clean. Neat house
Wow Judith thanks for showcasing. In Luhya culture a Simba is a young man's temporary house. Traditionally, when a young teenage boy turned 16 or 17, he was supposed to build his own Simba and move out of his parents house. The Simba was constructed on the parents' compound. The reason why a teenage boy of that age moves out their parents' house is because he has now become a young man. After being circumcised at around age 13 or 14, the teenage boy now begins to turn into a young adult man. He cannot continue sleeping in his parents house - that is so embarrassing (infront of his agemates and his uncles). It's also a big shame if he tries to woo a girl and the girl finds out that he's still sleeping in his dad's house. His agemates in the village also move out of their parents houses. When the young man begins courtship he can bring his potential girlfriend or wife to check out the house he built for himself. He can also have his private activities related to courtship away from his dad's house. Later on in life, after he has acquired his own wealth (cows, goats, etc) his father gives him a piece of land. The young man then moves to his own land and builds a permanent house. Long time ago young men worked on farms or doing other jobs to earn their own wealth (herds of cattle). Some lucky young men would also acquire or inherit their dad's wealth (cows, bulls, goats sheep). Modern Simbas are mabati houses, but traditionally, they were just grass thatched huts. A Simba was only for sleeping i.e. it was his sleeping are relaxing quarters. He still ate (and did chores) in his father's house. Teenage girls, once they turned about 13-14 would also move out of their parent's house i.e. only for sleeping purposes. They lived with their parents, helped with house chores, cooking, fetching water, working in the garden etc. but at night they would sleep in their grandmas' house. Grandmas always lived nearby, A grandmas house was either in the same compound, the compound next door or just a few houses down the street.
I will lie to you if I give an estimate because we didn't buy timber and ballast. My nephew had just lost his dad he had to put up this house. I didn't take note of so many things. The dimension is 12"by15
Wow the house look beautiful thank you for giving me tips
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thanks mama kenya
@fhfiorfi7088 Thanks for watching and God bless 🙏
Hi Judith, thanks for giving me idea to build my Son simple hut , I had no idea. God bless you dear keep helping us.
Thank you so much and God bless 💞💞💞
Your videos are very educative on building and culture
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Modern Simbas are very interesting,
Indeed they are, thanks 🙏
This so beutiful., am also confused on to build a mabati suite or a thatched one 3rooms. Kindly advice and if possible.
Good work Fundi Austine, clean. Neat house
A house is how you want to make it, but mabati suit are these days coming up. Thanks for watching Onyango.
Wow Judith thanks for showcasing. In Luhya culture a Simba is a young man's temporary house.
Traditionally, when a young teenage boy turned 16 or 17, he was supposed to build his own Simba
and move out of his parents house. The Simba was constructed on the parents' compound.
The reason why a teenage boy of that age moves out their parents' house
is because he has now become a young man.
After being circumcised at around age 13 or 14, the teenage boy now begins to turn into a young adult man.
He cannot continue sleeping in his parents house - that is so embarrassing (infront of his agemates and his uncles).
It's also a big shame if he tries to woo a girl and the girl finds out that he's still sleeping in his dad's house.
His agemates in the village also move out of their parents houses. When the young man begins courtship
he can bring his potential girlfriend or wife to check out the house he built for himself.
He can also have his private activities related to courtship away from his dad's house.
Later on in life, after he has acquired his own wealth (cows, goats, etc) his father gives him a piece of land.
The young man then moves to his own land and builds a permanent house. Long time ago young men worked on farms or doing other jobs to earn their own wealth (herds of cattle). Some lucky young men would also acquire or inherit their dad's
wealth (cows, bulls, goats sheep). Modern Simbas are mabati houses, but traditionally,
they were just grass thatched huts. A Simba was only for sleeping i.e. it was his sleeping are relaxing quarters.
He still ate (and did chores) in his father's house.
Teenage girls, once they turned about 13-14 would also move out of their parent's house i.e. only for sleeping purposes.
They lived with their parents, helped with house chores, cooking, fetching water, working in the garden etc.
but at night they would sleep in their grandmas' house. Grandmas always lived nearby,
A grandmas house was either in the same compound, the compound next door or just a few houses down the street.
Thank you for this great elaboration
How many mabatis for the roof na size 2m or 3m?
Really no idea, the owner was building with materials left on a project he had somewhere else.
Kenyan pipo thaks am
How much is the rough estimate of this house
I will lie to you if I give an estimate because we didn't buy timber and ballast. My nephew had just lost his dad he had to put up this house. I didn't take note of so many things. The dimension is 12"by15
The contact of fundi Austine
+254705265695 - Fundi Austin
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How many mabatis are this
44 mabatis, thank you for watching Carol
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Can you share the fundi's number please,i need something like this in Mumias
+254705265695 - Fundi Austin
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@@judithdownthevillages thanks too 🙏