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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...

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- Ku numuravi-

Umwana wumukana yakwivul'la hango. Na mameve siyazia rukari mba. Numanye mumba mwene mura vakana sivazizaa rukari vava. Kogotwa iki chagwa. Na wayivuu uyu, nigavendi? Ku numuravi.

Rwa vasanji vashira yo vukwi, viduyira kugatavorekaa. Mukana yavirukira wanga nyia. Na nyiuyu si yari yazia havundu mba. Yago namangu. Madinyu ni goo, Musaza aveeyo, wu mukana aranga baba. Musaza yaretwa! Ekesegese chumukari. Kuvisa chahonyo, vamaa vahana vuza zing'ombe. Na gavorekaa kari guku Mukana yari yidikiriza musaza hango hene yaho. Ku numuravi.

Mwana yasura kwitul'la. Kisusu chene. Numbol'la yenya kokohenza mmoni. Mmuduraa vuza. Nuvuyanzi vwivwe mba. Kwariho rwa nyia yavirukaa. Vwaha yari ambol'le? Yaraa kivambara, vosi vavitiriku. Yamanya nakuza. Uyu natahenza, natahenza, murakaze m'mbol'le. Ku numuravi.

Akubaa musaza? Yago namageni kukunyi. Ma vwaha namunyare niva yatama musazeve? Rwa yari nakiraa mukana vaza yaha na nyia, varaa vakubagaji isi, babeve. Mwanoyo gavorekaa niye yatizira isi rwa nyina yari namugumii. Vasangirira nivamusaririza. Na rwa karunu vakiri kutura vazie koteva isi zimbavasi. Vavee kuziandahi mba. Ku numuravi.

Mwana yareta mukari hango, wo! kinia muriru! Adoraaza adora kari navizara. Yatihiza vaharikwa vahararira iruguru. Nakutanji akumaraamba. Wenuyu kogotwa arikamunyare. Yenyaa yononyie hango ha Magomere. Koreta nuvurahi navuzwa koreta vakari Nareve ni kuri koreta matava hango. Vanareve ni vakari vava! Ku numuravi.

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