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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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Saying 31

Garondekanaa shia mbuka

Madiku gano gaizura ritinguha. Mundu natenyaa kokora kindu, kogenderera wache, kwihana ku miyinzi amaa avora, 'Garondekanaa shia mbuka.'

Ni vwaha okovoreree nuvuki? Nivwaha arikokonya mu vutingu uturi mu? Nuvurahi dave. Vora 'Nyasaye nayanza kurakora' noho 'Dave, mbeye nu muyinzi gundi'. Su utasura mwoyo gwu wache numanyi uzizaa kohonga kondeve ha chiriri. Nuvurahi dave.

Riehana ku vandi nuvurahi. Onyoraa varina vingi kandi zingavi zinene. Ni gakuduka vajira ho varikwambura noho varikusioma ve girigari. Oveye mutumikiri wa vandu ni muyanzi wa Yahova. Avakwaa maguta, aguta vunyangani vunyingi. Hosi nagenda yiranaa mu mirembe. Inzu yeye ni ya vageni naye sagehaa kogenderera vandi dave.

Akotevaa vwiyangu vuvwo kari niva nu mwana ma ganyoreke soveye nu vwiyangu nu vurahi kumuvorera arombe vwiyangu vundi. Atevanji amaa arora riehana ririo. Amaa akuvugurira kuri mundu oveye nu mwoyo gwa vandi. Rinyagurira kusura nirirahi dave. Vuri rwosi umanye risingira na vandi.

Kari vitari nu vusundi vwu vwiyangu varara vakevoraa 'Nyasaye nayanza...' Kuri mundu nakuzi na genyekaa aduki ku mukuzu. Yaho kandi kovore shu uva nuvuchi? Dave. Kari niva wagehizira vandu virenge, mwaza tavitirira mba, kivara nichomenya mu murara mba. Kijira nuzizagirira ndio ma kohevwe madiku hasi hi riguru nuwerorere guwaakoreraa vandi nigakwiranira.

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