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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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Izava Walk; Water Mill

Among the descendants of Kirima is Mmasingira. He gave birth to Maraha, Kiguru, Visonye, Maroka and Idare. The respondent was from the house of Idare. He later drew me a sketch of posho mill that operated using Izava river.

A barrier was constructed against the flow to direct water along a dike. Water flowed in to a structure that stored a few timber and two main stones. Down at the machine, a turbine was turned by the flow, pivoting to circle the upper stone. The stones were burrowed to let the crank shaft pass through. A funnel towered it. Grain entered through it was hold between the stones with the lower one static. Between them, flour was collected and down, water conduited back to Izava.

The problem with our people is jealousy, young man. Organisation is too poor here. No one likes when another seems like moving forward. Therefore people pull sideways. He pointed at a long time construction that would be a hospital. Stuck! Children played down there. Anagasha spring poured around.

A nice ox-bow at Kisigori was beautiful to behold but made ugly by the bare land hosting young maize. During rainy season, by look, the places badly soaked. A look at the last river overflow signalled harsh conditions for the crops when it rains. By look, it was a whole swamp before encroaching. This largely proceeded to Wandede where as it seemed, the whole valley bottom preferred maize to eucalyptus.

Ending the day, splash at the rock before Bukulunya- Chavakali bridge was a good place to sit and breath rest. Men showerd. Chavakali High pumped its water from there with equipments too old to suggest when Levi was a student.

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