Mɔkyeeriba means “grass cutters” in Mampruli and is a slang term for young men who are eligible for chieftaincy. The label comes from the fact that chiefs used to send their young sons and grandsons out every day to cut grass for their horses.
Very few chiefs own horses these days, but the paramount chief who lives in Nalerigu has two. His grandkids sometimes come around my house to cut grass for his horses. Sometimes even KJ gets in on the action!