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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...

Muviti yivugizaandi?

Here are ways in which a person can say Hello or get attention of a passing person...sort of rhetorical greetings. You do not need to have had initial talk with the acquittance. Yet it is like the questions seem to start way above knowing one's welfare. This however only happens to age mates! The answers are nothing but 'yee' or 'awa'. You can add on them. 

- Ohenzi ha?
- Uzia hai?
- Ohenzi za imbiri...
- Ovoraa unyiri virenge? 
- Ogendeku, noho? 
- Unyagul'laaki? 
- Uvitiraaza ihare
- Oheraa dave? 
- Ovoraku murembe
- Wutura varamu? 
- Ngoronde? 
- Uzia kusuma
- Ngohereke? 
- Achi nogovera
- Ungavuliku viuginji
- Uvacherizi yo
- Ndoraa okeherana
- Hango yaho, mbeeho? 
- Mbeku chamurizaa
- Mbee muviti (mbiti)
- Reka nduki imbiriyi, nziranaa
- Nusuma uvitiri yaha 
- Wagane ni ngavi 

And many others

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