The story goes that when European settlers first visited the area now known as Kakamega and were offered maize meal they tried to emulate the eating style for which the tribe was famous .
Maize meal is the local staple food called Obusuma .
The story goes that when European settlers first visited the area now known as Kakamega and were offered maize meal , the local staple food called Obusuma , they tried to emulate the eating style for which the tribe was famous .