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The struggle with many a rigid Logooli cultural practices

  The Logooli community is one of the deeply cultured societies – with near everything supposed to have been done as per custom – to allow another custom to follow. One example is that for a mature man (with a child or more) to be buried, there must be a house structure at home. Another is that a boy must be circumcised and nursed in father land. If maternal family decides to, the boy will have a hard time reconnecting with father people - a dent on his masculinity. There were two children who got burnt to death in a house in Nairobi. The single mother had left for night work. Elders were told that one of the children was Logooli. The other, the woman had sired with someone else. The Logooli family wanted to burry their little one and long discussed the do’s and don’ts. Of a man who died childless and the grave was placed as if he had died as a man with children. It should have been dug on the sides, the grave. A real thorn should have been thrust in his buttocks, his name go...

For Inclusivity, we shall work under Organs

Fanuel Saniaga: Hapo pa meetings...now that we are scattered all over the country...itakuwaje?

Lung'afa: There is a provision that one should not miss three consecutive meetings. In short, make an effort, depending on a person, to attend at least one a year. And that makes AGM very important. Two, there are Organs of operation. My thoughts are that each place...Nairobi, kisumu, kitale, vihiga etc be under an organ and channel the group interests there. To mention but a few organs will be - entrepreneurial, resource mobilisation, Project management, Quality control among others. That will keep us going and we shall consider it a meeting. And largely, here (WhatsApp) is a 'meeting' forum too!

Fanuel Saniaga: Ok...i get it...

Atsiaya Cousin: I think I need to applaud the great minds in the drafting of the constitution. It is a step in the journey that exudes the group's seriousness. Am down for it.

Kibisu Joash: This is anew outfit of the old tree that did not bore fruit to the satisfaction of the members. We are here to learn why it didn't thrive. That's why people are registering right now. Since the start of this drive its around one month. So this group it's a month old.

Kibisu Joash: Our parents were unable to excel due to communication. Making phonecalls was a luxury. Now we have the communication gadgets to enhance our agendas.

Lung'afa: But our grandfathers walked miles to reach saniaga homes. Excuses started with our fathers

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