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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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-Nuwaramwa sumanyaa

Kiramo neriva riokomenya nimbara yamagoso kuturana kokekorwa, riganagania, rivora noho rivurwa mumasahi gataveye masereze. Kanyingi kiramo kitivurwaa numundu yagoserwa noho kituranaa kumashioro gakoreywi. Handi mundu nagosaa sanyara kumanya mba, nasuviraa avee vurahi ngani agendaa mukisundi.

Kovore kuri muraru agendaa nadora visara namadari kandi agashiuva, nasekerera kivihiri, vujira kuruha kogenda kuzisogoni ihare nihare, kandi ndio kiramo kihindiraa mumundu. Unyara kwihurira mwangu, mugasu, muyanzi, muderwa ninyuma virokaroko vihindira. Nirwo rwomororaa mang'ana gekoreka muzingo gataveye magasu, nirwo rwomororaa riguyaguya kuvandu varaa samu, nirwo rwikivihiri makiduka.

Muinzira ndara noho yindi, vosi kogendaa nikiramo nareve. Kwayivurirwa mumasahi gakwavura kumanya inyuma yira, vakoraki, ki chavaragwa nivavura kokora, vona ndi nasivashiora, nimbara ki yaveretera. Nikumanyi yaga kunyara kwituriza muviramo viakutamanyi.

Avuraho mundu anyara kwambakana aveye musereze, munifu, munyururuku. Gekorekaa mumwoyo gwumundu numuzinganagani kari nuwaraa ogoni ganyara kuva gikiramo. Chuwakora novee mwana, ring'ana riuwativurirwa muvwana, nivindu vinyingi, viosi vinyara kokoronda. Kenene nukushiora. Icho chajiraa vasakuru vakare vakora mima shimbi kushimbi, nivaragura, veyogiza, vevohorora. Nakunyi, indio kokoraa kweri?

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