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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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How about with benevolence?

Baba Ndanyi: Good morning family, hope mmeamka salama, I realize we are sentimental about berievent, it's natural to feel that way after loosing a loved one, people have to struggle to assist; my suggestion is that we form a 5 member welfare committee that would coordinate events like weddings, bereavements, and any other eventuality that may need our attention and input as a family; in this case we would want to use the Saniaga Sacco to cover every member, we set aside funds every year to cover such for our members and their immediate families, we can also contribute individually as the need may arise but the Sacco would have covered all members on that side. As I suggest I am aware of the existence of Saniaga Welfare Association, it would be up to the committee of 5 in to see how they can collaborate with the existing Saniaga welfare Association, any more suggestions or objections to my proposal?

Baba Ndanyi: For those who may manage to attend the burial of Stephen Amuyunzu please represent us, good day.

Luvai: Vuchee! A good idea, bcoz like it or not these unplanned occurrences pop up now and then. However, let us not burden the nascent Sacco with this load. Rather let that committee of five make recommendations on how to sustain a benevolent fund thru separate voluntary contributions, not savings or shares.

Victoria Ndanyi: My opinion too. Let sacco be for investment.
There should be a separate welfare fund/account

Govedi Muzami: Good idea. We started this discussion but was never concluded.

Baba Kereda: we need to support the welfare association on that front of a benevolent/welfare fund and it should be voluntary for purpose of commitment by members to that fund

Evans Muhali: I proposed here about a year ago that we should have a Benevolence kitty where each members cotributes 2000 each and the money is used when need arrises. This is how the kitty would work.
If a member is bereaved, we all agree for example to give 500 bob, the Money is withdrawn from the Benevolence kitty and given to the member immediately instead of starting a fundraising Which may not guarantee sufficient funds being raised. Its a faster way of helping a bereaved member.

Kibisu Joash: But what about decentralizing the bereavement and social welfare to the area of inhabitation eg. If I come from Matunda, the Matunda group to sort the issue. Centralising social issues might be our downfall. Let us embrace all Saniaga groups in our localities.

Baba Ndanyi: My idea is that once the Sacco is big enough, when it makes money from bank interests and other transactions, then it sets aside a small percentage of this money for the welfare of its members once in a year, most saccos do this and what the Sacco does, it takes group insurance that covers every member, its cheaper and gives more and fixed amounts as agreed and prompt(pronto).

Kibisu Joash: Yeah in the long run that's achievable

Lung'afa: Good people, you better settle on a way to sort bereavement and other areas of random contributions. For as much as it is not a Main activity of why we are here, more often it slaps us in the face when news of such comes. 

And monies that would otherwise have been well mobilized for tangible and progressive activities is otherwise sorrowfully and unaccountably "given away".   

And you will be added to a group or informed of a happening that you are drawn in mainly to support when otherwise you could have already sorted out with a futuristic association here. 

Let us discuss. Let us be active. Let us support initiatives. And initiatives will cater for collective help when necessary and as per what we shall agree on.

Govedi Muzami: My good people may I on behalf of the Amuyunzu's, express my sincerest gratitude on the support you've given to the family through your generous individual contributions. The support that I received through this group on short notice is overwhelming. Steve Amuyunzu will be laid to rest tommorow in Manyonyi Lugari.

Govedi Muzami: That said, I think we should have a way forward on how we will support in times like this. This should be by all means independent from the SACCO

George Gamugoyi: I think economic empowered should be emphasized much.So that when it comes to contributions towards welfare needs,its not a matter of struggle but we sail through easy,cos members purchasing power has been boosted

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