The caves were home to Mulogoli, the ancestor of the Maragoli sub-tribe, the second-most populous of the larger Luhya tribe in Western Kenya. The Maragoli are mainly found in Vihiga County.

In the Maragoli culture, unfaithful wives are frowned upon by the society This comes into play in the event the man dies, as the woman is barred from several things, including eating at the ...