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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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When are vowels lengthened in writing?

-‬: @Lung'afa
Ekeveere - udder  ekevere - millet or sorghum plantation

-: True Joseph, it should be 'ekeveere' ... then we get amaveere (milk) for cow pulling on the right vowels. WHILE ekevere (millet) you get 'amavere' llivere. ULorogooli interests me always

-: A quick question. Is it only when we have homophones that we tend to lengthen some words to give them a supposed meaning?

- kibusi. Is it kibuusi?
-imbimbu. Is it imbiimbu?

I think because they lack meanings in other circles they are not extended.

That we would still have keveere as kevere in writing. The sentence theme will decide for the reader. Just because in talking the pronunciation does vary.

Hehe.

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