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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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The Avwova

Members of Saniaga Bugima group
Saniaga BUGIMA Self Help Group is an active group of people born and associated with the lineage of an ancestor called Ngusare whose son, called Avwova, aggressive in acts and occupation, moving from ancestral Inavuye village near Majengo to stony Gimariani, back to Mutembe near Majengo and forward to Butiti all in search for better land made him leave his people in the said areas. BUGIMA stands for Butiti, Gimariani and Majengo. 

It is said Ngusare's elder brothers, Keyoga and Mugunyi remained at Inavuye and least known by the Ngusare generation now that runs to the 5th at the moment. 

Avwova, elder son of Ngusare, visionary and occupier, did lead the dispersals and acquired land for his other brothers who have generations in Tambua, Gimariani and Kapkerer locations.  

He was buried at Tiriki, Butiti because his later life was spent there. He gave his children to Tiriki idumi ritual and became accepted there. Tirikis tolerated Maragoli expansion as long as you would adopt their idumi culture. 

He did cut his coat large and with 6+ spouses left about 19 children and many grandchildren and great grandchildren at the time of his death, 1988. 

In keeping the legacy and togetherness of a people of Avwova house, they kept communing in activities. Marriage, funeral, get together and such ways of keeping close kept on. 

Now they meet also for their group, contributing shares and looking forward to having a sustainable base worth uplifting members economically and keeping the family ties strong. Olindo Avwova is the chairperson to the group. 

Away from the recurring funeral challenges that affect a streamlined mode of working out group activities, the group has all it takes to advance. They should work out on a modality of remaining still and focused when such happens. This is by supposedly recruiting more young people to the group and increasing the number so that when a few are down for a reason the rest can go on strongly to the motivation of the affected. Knowing also the existence of other Saniaga groups would power then on ways as benchmarking. All in aim for greatness as a community. 

With Thanks
@ Saniaga.org

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