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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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I would like to draw my family tree...

-: I'm not sure I have heard of another Ambuzi in Bugina except my grandfather's brother known as Thomas Ambuzi the son of Lung'azo. What we need to interrogate is where Lung'azo came from before settling at Bugina. He had vast lands. Some of his sons are at Chamakanga, maybe one in Busali area and others in Bugina including Thomas Ambuzi.

-: You're right my sister. Ambutsi was my grandfather and he's the son of Lungatso who actually settled and I believe was burried in Budira.

-: Thanks a lot Evans for shading light on this matter.  Lung'azo also had land in Budira where one of his sons Lwane was settled. I'm only aware of Lwane in Budira. Many were settled in Chamakanga but I can only remember an uncle known as Kivuzi. I don't know the rest. If any of those uncles in Chamakanga is still alive, he can give a lot about the Lung'azo family.

-: Chamakanga there was only Kivutse but Budira we had a few including Lwane and Mzee Nyabera I'll get a list of the rest soonest. So we have our people in Chamakanga, Budira and Bugina. In Bugina we had Ambutsi, Bwonya, Inanga, Jumba and Kavaraji.

-: Lung'atso /Rung'azo/ and his brother Kibidi may have been born elsewhere. Not Bugina. 

A little back, movements were many, of several courses. A generation could shift severally. One or two would remain at ancestral land as the rest took off. 

Let us then keep asking about. Where really? 

Ambuzi is mentioned with Govedi and Isagi as a people who were 'together' enroute. Either from Mbale, Iduku or Mazigulu...or direct from Kirindilu, mungono yavo.

-: That's where the confusion set's in because Ambutsi's Father, Lungatso is in Bugina yet his son is being associated with migration from  either Mbale, Iduku or Mazigulu.

-: He may. Assume you are right that it is true Rung'azo and Ambuzi had settled at Bugina.

Ambuzi was eldest, people like Govedi little and orphaned as at Mudete. He may have 'welcomed' them. He may have 'gone'  for them. 

Rung'azo may not destine Ambuzi if he may have settled at Bugina already. There are instances of sons bringing forth their parents. 

Kidimu, Rung'azo's father may also be Bugina based. We can think of deaths there. But births? Bugina Saniaga are probably 4 generations in. 

What do you think?

-: Yeeeeeeeaah!!! There's Sense in what you are saying. I'm actually trying to draw the Lungatso family tree as we speak.

-: Prepare a huge spreadsheet at the computer. Or a manilla paper. 😆. Sio kazi utamaliza leo. Also lots of airtime to confirm many things. 😁. All the best

-: We need family trees on the walls. A few pictures not bad. A calendar of Jesus not bad. But family trees on your walls will bring in the much needed awareness of Ubuntu. Nuclear family is a little selfish. 

Let us draw our family trees, let them adorn our home walls. Let them speak something to us and teach our young ones of their importance there and responsibility in the whole. 

Charity begins at home. Service is when you know your entry point. Ubuntu is when we (you) find 'you' in 'us'. Happy reminiscing as you grow from childhood to adulthood. 

- Good day Family.

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