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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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Mijiru Classified


1. MAHYORO/MASHIORO is inter person offence. Like hitting a person with a stone and bleeding him/her. Desiring to harm, breaking a custom.
2. MASUUMBA is the mistake of rigotwa ritiga risuura. Ignorance is not defence kind of. That if I brought food to your home, I should not stay there till I eat it. Marrying a clan member is such. Don't eat your puke in other words
3. OROOVO is the make up way of having messed. Like building a house for a bastard son, bride price for a girl who came with mom, going away at murder
4. ANGARUNGANI is how we get into trouble when some things are breached. You would hear people blame lameness, sterility, death, drought, disease to something. That you have been 'girung'anaad' with what you did. Karma. You may curse the thief who stole your maize only to find it was your son.
5. ASOYA is in leadership and bussiness. Profits, misuse of power and all that. Priests were expected to take as the person can offer or sometimes offer grasshoppers or zimbuku. Not to pin down people or live poshy
6. CHIKOO is in marriage, respect and offerings. How should a boy be treated by the mother? What should he not be given? How should a widow be handled?
7. ICHANYUMA, sex and sexuality. No bestiality, no anals, dont suck the breasts of your wife. Your child need not suckle if you've
8. KEROKAROKO is a gene, curse. No matter how healthy, a certain disease will catch you. No matter your peace, one will go hang or die in Izaava.

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