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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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Reminiscing Chugi, year 3020.


It is the year 3020, the Roman calendar still works. You are coming from Kigama. There is traffic on the main road, Mudete to Gisambai. Probably already named after Anzigare or Musimbi, the yet to be born, who will have not have been politicians but in their life will have served their people unreservedly, fought ignorance and in fighting poverty, uplifted the livelihood standards of Varogori.

You decide to go via Wadigula. A one way tarmacked road, down the valley bottom. You would not have a mind to remember once fresh water springed from there. Road barriers and could be a high rise in the ridge will see you move a little slowly to connect the main Kigama-Munoywa-Itando-Lunyerere road. You discover the slow moving traffic is because of the round about ahead, at Chugi.

Up Mungudumani, now Riverside, you tet a tete reach the roundabout. On the left a two way lane heads to Kisangula. Ahead is Mulundu and Kivagala. On the right is your office way - Ideri. So you head as to Mbale.

You wonder why and what and when. Family heavens but you cannot say how. Was Chugi a school, was there a steep hill to Inyali before Kisangula?

But work and invention gets you back to 3020. You were almost remembering your previous life but... Inventions. So the traffic lights at Chugi blinks green. You curve. And zoom. In an electric car. Not anyone on foot. Naa, but when you look at the rear you see an old woman, using her walking stick. The road is but a path. Ahhh! You blink and there is nothing. You can't remember a thing. You almost in office!

Happy Working Day!

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