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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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Where is Kamunara school?

[07/08 8:41 pm] Ndanyi Saniaga: Guys, amongst Avasaniaga we have academic heavy weights professors and docs of high esteem besides successful business ppl, but non of these ever vies for elective positions, do we lack ambition?

[07/08 8:42 pm] Lung'afa: I guess when politics will leverage we shall beat them all. Guys are trying...campus to all levels. Is Raila not Saniaga? We in!

[07/08 8:44 pm] Neccy Flossy: Yes Raila is Kamnara.  I still need to know how he became one? And is luo or are Kamnaras lous?

[07/08 8:45 pm] Lung'afa: I was speaking to Ruth Odinga via texts and she wasn't sure...Maybe we visit state house next week?

[07/08 8:47 pm] Neccy Flossy: Good idea... with isugudi, nyatiti and kilume

[07/08 9:23 pm] Mudengani Kisia: Kamnara of sakwa are not luo, they were assimilated into luo culture.

[07/08 9:27 pm] Lung'afa: Ruth Odinga is the head of 'vamenya' in luo community. The term themselves 'people who followed the railway'. Now, this Bondo has saniaga...dont know for sure the place. Is it a school or what? I heard it. I will cycle there next week or so.

[07/08 9:31 pm] Mudengani Kisia: Yeah, there's a school called kamnara primary somewhere.

[07/08 9:35 pm] Lung'afa: And Kamunara is Luo word...Jakamunara

[07/08 9:43 pm] Mudengani Kisia: Meaning 'from kamnara'

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