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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 #3

-Hakwaveera musara gwamera swa?
Hakwavera- long we have lived
Musara -tree
Gwamera -grown, produced
Swa -ziswa, nematodoes, kumbekumbe
Long then birds were caught by using kumbekumbe glued on trees. We know that the source of them is anthills.  When a man saw them flap on trees he knew that one had set a trap.
This proverb is used in talks and warns people's of easy begetting of their needs. It could be a trap. It encourages reason and caution in every undertaking. It warns that unless you trust and are sure that what you are about to do is right, think twice. For sooner or later it may be a masked project.

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