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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...
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The First white man among the Maragoli was?

-: Who is awake? I have a question and a prize!
- Ehe

-: I am awake. Just come from a meeting out of Nairobi. Ask your question. Sidika

-: Late bird. Affinity!

The quiz is, what year of purpose did Britons enter Maragoli and who is the fond known Briton?

- Airtime Ksh 50

- Asante.

-: I can't remember but my late Dad used to talk so much about him and how he taught them to drink tea at Chavakali. I think it was ? Carey???? Francis. I might remember it later.

-: 😁😎. I don't know either. You saved my account.

But I have read of Rees (famously Bwana Rees who climbed a tree in some tropical forest and said, this is the place!). It came to be Friends Mission Kaimosi.

But Kaimosi wasn't a maragoli zone! That is year 1902.

The dispersal was from Kidundu. There up at Majengo. There is an old church building, first home and point of white man activity in Maragoli. Before Kaimosi.

- More of what is known?

-: I will also ask my elder sister. She might know. Sidika

-: It was Emory Rees, I also heard about him. My grand dad was one of his first African converts, he would refer to him as bwana Risi

-: Before going to Kaimosi he lived at Kidundu? Or the great Ndanyi was converted at Kaimosi?

Who gave them leads evorogoori? The Maseno parish?

Late night questions.

-: Yes the name my Dad kept saying was "(bwana risi)"

-: Not Ndanyi but Yohana Inji, my paternal grand father, Emory Rees first settled at Vihiga before moving to Kaimosi, the old church at Vihiga Sec. School was his first, Kidundu came much later

-: Getting.

Inji? Hahaha. The name been inherited?

Bwana Rees got mileage in the days of Joel Litu and Yohana Amugune. Right? Importantly due to the efforts of Bible translation. Like he took credit for efforts of all the missionaries.

-: Bible and gospel songs translations.

-: Following.

-: By the way guys, 99+ of the hymn songs in L'logoli were translated by my late dad, he went further and taught the church choirs, the reason why those very old folks can still sing songs with complicated bends and twists!

-: Following and taking notes.

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