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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 #2

-Nuwima musakuru, yaria; niwima mwana narie -
niwima- selfish, being mean
musakuru -aged, old
yaria - he ate, she ate
mwana - child, kid
narie - will eat
Musakuru ni mundu wamenya mukivara madiku matambi na yavitira mang'ana manyingi. Aveye novogeri vwi vindu vinyingi. Umwana naye numundu mukekeke aveye na madiku manyingi Kivara nikimurindi. Rwa azizagiriraa komenya nindio sha nave nende vogori vwi kivara.
Vandu vaveye nuvwimani ku vindu vinyingi. Nogenda onyora vasuraa kwingiriza vageni. Onyora vadidikanaa ku kumanya vuyu navendi. Kari mang'ana no vogeri vandi vimanaa. Varara venyaaza nivamanyi vave novogeri vwene. Ku umwana narori yaga amaa yisigatira mumwoyo yenya kokora zinguru amanye nikindiki kiviswaa yicho. Na musakuru amanyira mumwoyo agadwaa.
Kutavoranga kuyanze vasakuru koreke vana dave noho kusivuri vana kwiviriri vasakuru dave kijira vosi vaveye no vokonyi vwavo. Umusakuru arakokonya karunu, mwana mugamba. Genyaa kwisundi havasakuru vaveye vakovol'le chavamanya. Na vana navo vigizwi vukiri kijira vanyara kuza kumanya mang'ana murirora ridamanu.
Rigari rigari mundu samanyaa sha mugamba vuchezaa mba. Anyara korora musakuru amuzarava kuvura kumanya mumadiku gafwa musakuru yari mundu we kegero. Na mwana naye niyari mudedekere aviruka agwa mundu we chekoyero. Yaga gavezaa mageni kandi madinyu ku mundu wu mwoyo mudamanu.

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