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The struggle with many a rigid Logooli cultural practices

  The Logooli community is one of the deeply cultured societies – with near everything supposed to have been done as per custom – to allow another custom to follow. One example is that for a mature man (with a child or more) to be buried, there must be a house structure at home. Another is that a boy must be circumcised and nursed in father land. If maternal family decides to, the boy will have a hard time reconnecting with father people - a dent on his masculinity. There were two children who got burnt to death in a house in Nairobi. The single mother had left for night work. Elders were told that one of the children was Logooli. The other, the woman had sired with someone else. The Logooli family wanted to burry their little one and long discussed the do’s and don’ts. Of a man who died childless and the grave was placed as if he had died as a man with children. It should have been dug on the sides, the grave. A real thorn should have been thrust in his buttocks, his name go...
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Izava Walk : Igurugwa stream

Igurugwa is a  stream with origins up Wavisero, Lososi and Washemu. All on the left side as you walk to Sabatia. How do you understand the flow of streams in a car?

The stream creeps to Wakeremu taking more fountains from Givudianyi. Givudianyi is a geographical island that isn't surrounded by water. It is separated from the nearby areas. It faces the ridges of Mudungu, sabatia, Lososi and Lwenya. Streams flow round and within that flows to Izava. Again, if trekking is replaced with driving, it would be hard to know.

Igurugwa joins Izava where the Sabatia - Mudungu road crosses. Broad Ways and Orare may have sometimes back drove along people to Nairobi. Buses like the Coast Air now use Lusui -Wangulu- vohovole road instead of going to chavakali junction and turn left or right. An iron cylinder held by concrete is large enough to allow water inside as it pours deep beneath the road. Muridanji was the common name of the bridge.

Igurugwa added, the water that falls from the Ridanji is much to keep where it falls deep. Young, we greatly fantasized on the depth of the place. All thieves who arrived safely but terrified from the coming mob jumped there. A big snake therefore took the habitat for no one dared. Great noise from the pour was enough to terrify. Snakes don't have ears for that.

Izava from thence passes Wamugasia, Walung'afa, Wakisia as it heads Wammakaya. There are no springs on this stretch but it used be wet. In the late 1990's, we used to follow cattle grazers down there and stagnant and yellowing Muyaga was spontaneous. My walk showed clear places. Had my childhood memory been lied to?

A child used a panga to cut more soil. Steep, soil quickly descended and tupu! the particles interacted with water. He must have been bored.

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