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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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We not Proud, they Jealous.

-: .....another trait PRIDE. We are considered to be proud by other clans and difficult to understand.....Saniaga ligina lltele, Saniaga agamula mugwaha dave. Saniaga British etc. Ever wondered why?

-: 😜Hapo ni ukweli. Saniaga vasooma!- professors, engineers etc ,but do we say

-: PRIDE. Deny me everything but let me have my pride. I wear my pride like a breastplate. In my own simplicity I protect my pride the way I do my eye.
- Positive Pride

-: Its not pride, its the notion other clans have about Avasaniaga, if out of 10 issues you have answers for 9, the other person will call you names like mjuaji, mwenye kujifanya, umwiigiigil'li, umweelori etc, those are tags from a jealousy person, how would you react to such tags?

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