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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 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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