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The Kamnara of Sakwa are making ground to build for future generations

Greetings from the Kamnara of Sakwa! The Kamnara people of Sakwa on 27th December 2024 gathered at Village Park, Ajigo (near Bondo). Hosted by Kwaka Joseph, they hearkened to the consultative forum call, arriving in good numbers and early enough for a successful day. The gathering was chaired by Mr. Nying’ro James Onyango, a former (retired) assistant commissioner of Police. The introductions were excellent. The genealogies were mentioned in reverence, lengthy ones applauded. And courtesy of Enos Oyaya’s book, “Kamnara my people”, anyone who would need help had the documentation. Oyaya had launched the Kamnara book on 30th December 2022 at his home in Kamnara Mwalo, an event that gathered Vakamnara from far and wide. “What can we do that the generations to come will benefit from?” This was the clarion Mr. Kwaka Joseph called on all to fashion their minds to. And issues were raised in the fields of Education, health, agriculture, enterprise, politics and more that the swift dholuo would...
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WHEN THE GAP IS BIG

Two steps and the camera could have gone. I do my best to hide the thing and put on a casual wear. When one of the two boys a whisper away asked me twenty shillings, I pretended to be busy and took the opposite way- I was heading where they were going. Confused, I accelerated slowly and took to a slow run as they shouted, 'utanyang'anywa hapo mbele'. Good that the place was deserted. As I thought of how I have been warned from using the road, Obama came in my mind. If so we will change- we who can hear- what about the people in the slums? The poor? The ignorant?

Later I had witnessed three men carrying a rather drunk than sick fellow. They staggered too. The government has of late been hard on the sell of illicit brews but not all hotspots have been visited. Evil lies in the furthest of corners where goodness may be hesitant to visit. More efforts are needed down there and the media should be in to this as it was on Obama's visit.




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