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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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We won't be Christmassed!

Lung'afa: It is a little difficult to live with a sarcastic mind. 

For all these messages of you bombarding us on to how to prepare for CHRISTMAS, don't you know:- 

- That we are no kids anymore to be interested in a day?

- That we travel when we wish? 

- That days come and go, the best being only when you forget it ever was? 

- That mass events congest the mind with such artificialness unnecessary for the avatar? 

- That we are not of simple mind to waste now in speculating some cometh day.  

- That by lack of sense of sarcasm most of us have been deprived of the freedom to detest myopism?  

- That we aim to act different. Not anxious when everyone seems like?

- That when we cloud our minds with year in year out clichΔ“s we lose the purpose of our time for we live in the past? 

- That it were better, as moments would pass without notice, save us the agony of reminiscing?   

- That we are tired of forwarded messages. That you would say what by yourself? 

- That in refutal no retaliation is expected but to everyman happen per his hoist? 

- That I have said nothing about Christmas? 

😎😎😎

Joseph Ndanyi: Patty seems to be well versed in Queen's English, what of the messages and songs we receive in brocken English especially during this festive season, read the Christmas song, and they tell you to listen to the words not the tune!! Your ears must be fitted with special synthesizer;
"Why shefads washed their frocks by night, all seated on the gloud, the ejo of the road came down, and grori shown alloud."😁😁😁😁😁

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