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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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Arap Titi was of Kapcheptegen Clan

Here is what I got from Arap Titi's home.

The Late Hon. Paul Titi is son to Chief Arap Titi and @⁨Ndanyi Saniaga⁩ can remember seeing him visit his grandpa. Was he a family friend or a saniak? This is because both Ndanyi senior and Arap Titi were famous men.

This Titi had 21 daughters and 9 boys from 12 wives. He is said to have migrated to Seremi after knowing he was going to become a chief. He came from Tabolwa, Kapkeben (there is saniak kericho lead) and is of Kapcheptegen clan of Nandi. This I was told by his daughter, an old lady that never married. This lady was already born as Titi settled in Seremi and she could somehow recall events. At time of migration to settle in busy Serem market he had three wives. His last wife was A Tiriki and reason why he had many wives was because if you gave birth to a girl he would disown you.

On the way from Tabolwa, Titi's father is said to have picked a child. It was a girl. Her name would be Chevosigis*. She was brought up as Titi's sister.

His main purpose was to check Maragoli entrance and occupation of Nandi land. He took to himself a huge area of land that is still visible today and some poor men around had to migrate.

Titi is said to have been fluent in Luo, Luhya, Swahili kidogo and Nandi suggesting constant interactions with Kiboswa people...(where Mr. Saniaga met Mulogoli? ).

There is an Orthodox church in part of his land. He is said to have asked them or the other way round to come to Seremi. The church was based in Uganda before then.

And Arap Titi was born by Singija. And Singija was born by Nyaburuki. That is far they traced his tree. I could only ask whether Nyaburuki has Kisii origin. At 107 years, year 1988, Titi died.

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