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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...

Saying #1

-Nigatul'lii nachamugizi gumusaza, ivwasi gumukari-
This proverb was mentioned by Machuki (Rip) of Denja Zamani village in 2013. He was a village elder and had his share of stories.  He walked on two bakoras and pinched little children. He only asked for a cigarette if you were his friend.
Nigatul'lii -matters coming from, news
Inachamugizi -front area, ahead, concerned
gumusaza -of the husband, of the man
ivwasi -back room, kitchen, domestic
gumukari -of the wife, of a woman.
Rugano yiru rwivaraa shia mang'ana gavugurikaa hango. Mundu wi kisaza genyekaa ave niye wukurinda mugizi kijira vageni na mageni gaturil'laa inamugizi. Nakora ndio kandi mukari murindi wa hango niye arombaa nahenza mang'ana ga hango gazizagiraa vurahi.
Ku rwa yago rimenya hango rivezaa riu kwehozeriza nu kwitul'la kijira mundu si yingiriraa mang'ana gu undi fwaa mba navuza ha genyekaa. Niva musaza arava mundu wu kugwirirana nichekorekaa ivwasi amaa agotiza ruyari rwire kijira gekorekaa imugizi gamaa gamuvita afwana mugeni kugo. Na mukari niva ararwanyarwanya kugimugizi nayiviriri kivuni chu kurinda hango magava yamanyikana na vandu na hango numugeni.
Murirora rindi kwigaa mundu anyara kikora muyinzi gumudukirii vurahi vujira kwihayahayiza na mang'ana gu undi. Vuri mundu aveye nuvusiza vwivwe na niva urareka vuvwo wingiriri gyu undi ku rovezaa vwinamiru vwo kwoneka.

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