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The Kamnara of Sakwa are making ground to build for future generations

Greetings from the Kamnara of Sakwa! The Kamnara people of Sakwa on 27th December 2024 gathered at Village Park, Ajigo (near Bondo). Hosted by Kwaka Joseph, they hearkened to the consultative forum call, arriving in good numbers and early enough for a successful day. The gathering was chaired by Mr. Nying’ro James Onyango, a former (retired) assistant commissioner of Police. The introductions were excellent. The genealogies were mentioned in reverence, lengthy ones applauded. And courtesy of Enos Oyaya’s book, “Kamnara my people”, anyone who would need help had the documentation. Oyaya had launched the Kamnara book on 30th December 2022 at his home in Kamnara Mwalo, an event that gathered Vakamnara from far and wide. “What can we do that the generations to come will benefit from?” This was the clarion Mr. Kwaka Joseph called on all to fashion their minds to. And issues were raised in the fields of Education, health, agriculture, enterprise, politics and more that the swift dholuo would...
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The Kedemi

With the Kedemis at Mwembe village near Jebrok

Found in Mwembe location, Tiriki West, the Kedemi are said to have first migrated from Kidundu to Chango to Mazigulu to Kivagala and finally to Mwembe, iVutwa.

Mugata is the only earliest ancester that can be recalled. He begot Kedemi. Kedemi begot Ndaro, Indama and Minayo. Who two live at Likindu and the latter married at Lunyerere successively. Ndaro died in 1990 at 92 years of age.

Ndaro would then have 3 wives, Chanzu, Makungu and Imali of twelve children in total. MuSuva, muRungusia and mung'ang'a respectively. The land at Mwembe was one he bought through a Saniaga kin.

His son, Stephen, is born 1940 and has grandchildren. Same as the son of Indama, born 1941 and with grandchildren.

Those they say were left as they migrated are: Kayere, Inyangu and Omari of Mazigulu, Kikuyu of Mazigulu and Kinandagara of Chango.

They however blame the loss of much of their history to the lack of connection with previous ancestral settlements.
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Trying to explain the origin of Saniaga, Mr. Stephen Ndaro said that it was of a Luo ancestry. Supported by the South to East migrations from the lake. And then when epidemic diseases broke and there was little to do to avoid deaths, a woman would only get hold of one child and run away with - to die with it so far away if it be it. And Saniaga may have come to present eVorogori in that manner. He spoke of Kamnara of Sakwa, a possible shoot off of Saniaga. 

Now they live in Mwembe, a location neighbouring Kapkerer, Aldai, Nandi. Where Saniaga have equally extended to. It a land of ridges and hills.

-:I have a friend, Mr Enos Oyaya a retired senior educationist , a saniak from sakwa. He came to Chamakanga on the trail of his clansmen. He has great respect for the people. He has documented a lot of ethnographical info about Saniak. He is a valuable point of reference. Look for paul Titi of aldai on the same. He used to invite Saniagas from Busali during their clan deliberations. He has gems he can offer too.

With Thanks
saniaga.org

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