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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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Thanks for adding Rose Chanzu

Lung'afa: Thanks @⁨Mudengani Kisia⁩ for adding @⁨Rose Chanzu⁩. We are keeping it Saniaga. USA kinda leads in diaspora folk. We got to apply and have Santiago renamed Saniaga. 

Karibu sana Rose

Rose Chanzu: Rung'afa nguhula. Gendiza vandavo  vurahi.  Pls be looking for avenues that benefit the group first. Build self before going to others eee. We are watching u from a distance na tunaona na kutamani tushilane tujengane na tujulie kila mmoja wetu hali

Lung'afa: Asande Senge. Challenge welcomed. Guga was a die hard Saniaga. Our fathers always mentioned him highly in talks - I just came to know whom he was in 2012, my start of my Family Search initiative.  

Saturday nakoveho mu rizuriza. And cause Saniagas watakuwepo, more contacts will be got. 

Ndaveraga ahimbi kijira Senge murahi avitaa koza. Saniaga will go past this.

Rose Chanzu: Kabisa. we are all admiring saniaga and all our eyes are on you

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