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The struggle with many a rigid Logooli cultural practices

  The Logooli community is one of the deeply cultured societies – with near everything supposed to have been done as per custom – to allow another custom to follow. One example is that for a mature man (with a child or more) to be buried, there must be a house structure at home. Another is that a boy must be circumcised and nursed in father land. If maternal family decides to, the boy will have a hard time reconnecting with father people - a dent on his masculinity. There were two children who got burnt to death in a house in Nairobi. The single mother had left for night work. Elders were told that one of the children was Logooli. The other, the woman had sired with someone else. The Logooli family wanted to burry their little one and long discussed the do’s and don’ts. Of a man who died childless and the grave was placed as if he had died as a man with children. It should have been dug on the sides, the grave. A real thorn should have been thrust in his buttocks, his name go...

The calls exposed lack of awareness

Hello Family,

One important thing being discovered from the calls I have made to Saniagas is that 'we still unsure' of what the whole thing is about.

Well, even those who are active here cannot say we are for this or that. They but say 'I am saniaga!'

And Whatsap should not be an 'official' communication forum because some are members but in one way or the other they do not often use WhatsApp. That leaves us with one direct means - calling.

So that when we say of a next meeting, please attend. That you do not give suggestions to 'me' but to the larger saniaga committee. And we shall be soon saying of the next meeting date.

Most Saniagas are not sure of what is going on. And not even explaining seems to be getting them home.

That I would pause and comment, 'had you been passionate it wouldn't require one much effort to be updated and get involved.'

So I will be calling further and reaching out more. That by chance we get a circle of those who will push the wheel as more get slowly 'motivated'.

With Thanks
@ saniaga.blogspot.com

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