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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...

Viegombwa (Desiderata)

Genda nuwitul'lii hagati hiriyoga nirihambagil'la
Ma wizurizi mirembe jinyara kuva muvuchiring'anu
Murigeriza rinyarika, vujira rietima mwoyo
Ove nimbul'lizana na vandu vosi
Vora girigari gogo muvuchiring'anu kandi muvuravu nu hul'liza vandi
Kari kuvaasiniara na vaagotwa; vo navo vavee nurugano

Isuhi vandu viriyoga namahaga
Vagerizaa riiva mwoyo
Nuwerenganyia kuvandi
Unyara kuva kihanzahanze nohomba wuvuzunu
Kijira kazozo nakoveho
Vakurundu nindi vake kwivi

Yihul'li muvikorwa nindi zinganagani zizio
Yidinyi muvusiza vuvwo kari voveye novogeheru
Numwandu gwigirigari
Murigirung'ana riezingavi muzinyinga

Ove mwihul'lizi murienyel'liza ririo
Kijira ikivara chaizura uvugaza
Nutareka yiki kikuvakurizi
Ku vurahi voveeho
Vandu vanyingi vahandal'laa kuguuta
Na hosi rimenya riakira uvuhaga

Ove nivi.
Kenene taveha wakayirwa
Nohomba tava nengede muriyanza
Kijira muriva riekivasu nirigenya
Vivee viviti nang'ana vurimu

Vugura kuvurahi gariho kutura kare
Muvuyari noreka gavee guruyayi
Hindiriza vunyari vwu mwoyo wayirinda kivi nikitul'la
Nutiminiza zinganagani ziekisundi
Vuti vunyingi vuturanaa kul'luha nuvumanani

Komeda kovohocha
Va mwehozerizi
Ovee mwana wiriguru, sogehaa misara nizing'ereng'ani
Ovee wigirigari kuvaho.

Na nigava noho gavuri havuravu kwivi
Ni risuvira riguru rikoraa genyekaa
Navuza ove nemirembe nuMwami, shiumuvuguraa kuva
Na kari miyinzi nirienya
Hagati hiridundana rie rimenya, va numurembe mumwoyo
Nuvubara, rivoyong'ana, rivunika mwoyo, kikiri kivara kirahi
Yizanzarizi. Handal'la ove wuvuyanzi.

With thanks.
Original poem by Max Ehrmann
Translated by Lung'afa Igunza.

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