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The struggle with many a rigid Logooli cultural practices

  The Logooli community is one of the deeply cultured societies – with near everything supposed to have been done as per custom – to allow another custom to follow. One example is that for a mature man (with a child or more) to be buried, there must be a house structure at home. Another is that a boy must be circumcised and nursed in father land. If maternal family decides to, the boy will have a hard time reconnecting with father people - a dent on his masculinity. There were two children who got burnt to death in a house in Nairobi. The single mother had left for night work. Elders were told that one of the children was Logooli. The other, the woman had sired with someone else. The Logooli family wanted to burry their little one and long discussed the do’s and don’ts. Of a man who died childless and the grave was placed as if he had died as a man with children. It should have been dug on the sides, the grave. A real thorn should have been thrust in his buttocks, his name go...
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Why aren't our heroes celebrated?

-: Patrick my sincere thoughts are that the Maragoli heros are not celebrated because they never developed other maragolis other than their families. I mean only their children had a privilege of good schools and thereafter good jobs. Their homes could not be accessible to common maragolis!! I personally experienced this when I made it to go to Alliance. Why do you think they have no visitors? Anyway! This was an eye opener to me and I vowed to help fellowship maragolis/Baluhya when I was in public service. We suffered in poverty.

-: My grandfather Samuel Kivi had cousins at wandidi. They are the reason my late sister Jounita got land and built a house there. My cousin did an oral literature recordings for his master degree at KU. I will find out if he still has the cassettes. I remember he interviewed many aged men and women in Maragoli. 

-: Just think about it! Infact the change to Kibisu in politics was squarely based on what I have just written. Maragolis were very bitter with the way their children couldn't get to good schools despite good performance! I might be wrong but it was used in politics. When Kibisu went in, then schools opened up for Maragolis. I remember some maragolis even took up Kikuyu names ( kariuki,kamau etc) and were called for form one at Alliance boys. In my time, my letter delayed in provincial office and another one done for me for Butere girls. When I adamantly refused to go to Butere and told my parents I don't want school anymore unless it's Alliance(the school I chose twice and Butere), my letter resurfaced  top envelop written Leska Idah whereas the inside contents bore my three names correctly spelt. It was almost returned to sender. These were just tricks. My elder sisters missed their letters completely. Corrupt practices have been with us  this again is the reason I refuse to be corrupt and treat each individual respectfully. The reasons I thought of Libraries in Maragoli. 

-: I get you Doc. 

And I was considering what best way to  air such so that we do not appear complaining. 

I have interviewed a Saniaga elder who told me that. How bright students would remain as those connected prospered. With examples.

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