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Heavy responsibilities for elder aunt among the Logooli

With Seenge Fonesi. She is the elder grand daughter of Isagi and elder daughter of Amugasya. She is often present in functions involving the family of Amugasya. Pic taken on 18/4/2024. The elder sister soon becomes the elder aunt. It is this “seenge munene” (elder aunt) tag that she is tied to many cultural responsibilities – back home. To her marital family she may appear as any other woman, but she is not so in the eyes of her people. Marriage does not steal her away as it would happen with other daughters of the old man. To her, as days go and the old man and woman of the estate are dependents, she becomes increasingly present.  Her brothers also need her for almost all traditional markings. They are marrying, she needs to welcome the new wife. They are giving birth, she needs to come to midwife or “bless” the new born. They are paying dowry she needs to lead the women delegate. There is a conflict she needs to come for a hearing.  And many others. Traditions does not expect her to
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THE LAZY CAT

It curls its body around
Or straightens its back
Or squeeze its length
To have a resting nap
On the bed.


It purrs
Turning least to sound
To rest from a workless day
And wait for milk
Or meat
That I rarely bring.

It does not know
That this is Africa
And animals should hunt outside
And enter not people’s houses
Not even to rest on their beds.

It knows that I will pick the shoe
When it forgets the soil pit
Or turns the waste bucket
In its stubbornness.

It can only hunt sick rats
Or scare them by pumping
But not through a fight
As a wild cat.

I make it more  lazy
When I allow it
Some food
Some company
Some accommodation

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