# Nyole tribe

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For the ethnic group of Uganda, see [Nyole people](/source/Nyole_people).

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The **Nyole**, also known as **Nyore**, are a tribe of the [Luhya nation](/source/Luhya_people) from [Bunyore](/source/Bunyore) in Western Kenya. The **AbaNyole** are a Luhya subethnic group that speaks [Oluluyia](/source/Oluluyia), a form of [Luhya language](/source/Luhya_language) which they have historically claimed is "standard".[1]

In [Swahili](/source/Swahili_language), they are known as Wanyore

Some prominent Nyore leaders include:

- [Kenneth Marende](/source/Kenneth_Marende) the Former Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya's 10th Parliament. He was elected as Speaker on January 15, 2008.

- [Wilberforce Otichilo](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wilberforce_Otichilo&action=edit&redlink=1) Current governor vihiga County

- Jacqueline Ingutiah Commissioner Judicial Service Commission

## See also

- [Luhya people](/source/Luhya_people)

- [Luhya languages](/source/Luhya_languages)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Olumwullah, Osaak A. (2002). [*Dis-ease in the colonial state: Medicine, society, and social change among the AbaNyole of Western Kenya*](https://archive.org/details/diseaseincolonia0000olum/page/42/mode/2up?q=abanyole+). Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. pp. 35–39, 41–43. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0313320039](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0313320039).

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