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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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You my relative. You are.

Evans Muhali: I'm one of the bereaved families...Mzee Kivutse is my father.. He's Lung'atso's grand son and so is my father. Lung'atso had five wives. Then Elias...the one that was killed by a tractor in Kitale is my father too. He's the last born in my father's family. We burried Mzee Elias last Thursday and Mzee Kivutse is being burried on Saturday.

Metrine Livole: Do you know a saniaga in kitale known as Eliakim Lung'azo?

Evans Muhali: I have heard of him infact yeye ndio alishugulikia matanga ya Mzee Elias in Kitale he is my relative but unfortunately we haven't met

Metrine Livole: Oh! He's my uncle, who lives in mitoto amongst other saniagas in kiminini.

Evans Muhali: That makes you my family

Metrine Livole: Yeah! great to meet you.

Evans Muhali: It's a pleasure...what a Small world it is!!!!

Jeska sidika Wambani: Good morning all. True We always even judge each other on some mistakes or mishaps in their life. Let's look at the many good deeds and acknowledge each other. Now about the menu. Has anybody visited Sosa and got any news for us? Rest and rise well. Sidika

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