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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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- Ga vandi imbiri, gogo inyima

Vokovora sivavoraa gavo kutanga vamaramba. Gavandi gavayanziza rekaza. Vatiguu sivamaraa. Rirasimuguka rizie koyera vakikiriku. Gavo mungono. Gavandi hamunwa, zu zu zu zu zu, nivisunda nichiriri. Nohenza zana chavavoraa kivura. Embodoka, rivitaana, risuhana, rinyegana. Vwoni.

Viyingwa nivio viayanzirira kwituma mugavandi. Vatunyiriza, vagangira, vagina, vameda, varohiza, vabanga, virura, vageranyia, vafananyia, vamwaminya, vasona, vaniarira namoni. Niyo igasi yavahevwa. Vareke vakoreki navayihana kugasi yavuzwa? Vatakora vataa kugangira, vataa rekana vatange kodora vandi, vataa moroma gukwumbaka vataa kuyanzirira gonechi. A, vandu vaingenyia.

Kijiraa kari vana nivihana mumima kuri yiji nurwavamaa vahurira vivuri nivizumba korohiza gavene. Onyora mwana muke navuza embeba yamera hamunwa, ururimi rwatavagira, umugaye akoseme. Riva kuri riene yiri marivirukizaa vayayi viviseno navakana vivisemo.

Mugasu numukavi wovogeri. Vudiku numbasu ahenzaa shanyara kwituriza muvuyingu. Nanyoo vwiyangu vwokomoroma avoraa gumbakaa, siyikumaa kugavandu. Kivara chakira mang'ana, vuri rindu nagege. Nuwenya kumanya gavandi nukuzi nutatanga. Nuwenyaa kwimanya tangira mumwoyo, tanga nagogo, ndio urahindira. 

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