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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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Nzari ninguri kare mudoga. Ku vana rwa vingira mu mudoga vareka virato. Joyce kandi nimuha mudoga gwigwe. Natanga kugushira zimbiru kohenzi Mombasa.
Ku rwa Joyce yari nahundul'lii mumodoga gwigwe, inzi ndaganaganiaa shia nindumikiri zimirioni ziatigara. Midoga ndagurira 5 million each.
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"Zimirion 100 nguri zinyumba. Ziviri Mombasa, ziviri Nairobi, Ziviri Konza, Ndara Nakuru na yindi Mogadishu. Yee Mogadishu.
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Ma kibaga nikituma kwibadi. Virondana nivirira kuri vandu vasiuka. Mbumburuka mmadari. Mbenza ndora isimu yaa evee ne emeseji kutura Safaricom, "Bet placement failed, your account is insufficient".....


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