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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 belittled one could be the most informative one

-: That's the uncle?😁 I've never realised he has so much content...but then I've never interacted closely with him or that branch of the family. I didn't know a lot of THIS branch of  family history. First time I'm getting to know of some of this stuff. 👏🏾👏🏾

-: Yes. He is considered a drunk. And unhelpful. I was in fact aimed to see his younger brother, Benjamin Rugwiri, a village elder. He was not around. 

The wife of Benjamin said I wasn't going to get anything from anyone then. But when I heard Benjamin had an elder brother, I was interested. 

Maybe I should have passed by and told her how helpful Tomas was. And if anything, to tell her he deserved respects, lots of them! As an elder brother, as Muramwa! We lack love and fall short, to addiction. And that should not be responded to by thick fences and look down upons wives. Nooo...

I may not do much as a young Saniaga. But I'd love to see families open up. To speak the good even if in sarcasm. It brings blessings that way. We need a development group in that area...

-/Saniaga Onward

-: He's a bit of a recluse. Doesn't talk much and usually doesn't even speak during funerals in the family. Still waters do run deep, apparently. 
Then there's this issue of strong women. Coincidentally my current writing project is about the 'rocks'- strong women who control the world from behind the scenes. I think Fedda Kashagira (whom I of course never met, but I've heard of a lot)was one of those, and so was my mother . They had their twigs of the family tree firmly under their control.

-: I don't know much about strong women. I tend to know something about 'weak men'. Not in anyway to induce a gender debate but strengths are good in anyone of us. Not when one strength ravages about in public and getting considered strong or as it may be said. 

Let us write about each one of us. Concepts of strong come out as black/white. We would rather celebrate individuals in their lowly sence. 😁

-: Thank you. 

If there is anyone amongst us who may use the information here to advance anything private, be ye warned. 😆. Ancestors are watching.

Saniaga needs your support first. Then we shall get to benefitting from the course. But trying to follow silently and learn without supporting only to be proud of what you have never committed to...may you see yourself! 

-/Good night Family.

-: Well. That's why such projects as I'm undertaking should be done. They say strike a woman and you strike 'imbokodo'(a rock). Search Phila Portia Ndwandwe...then get back to me with your reasons about why Nelson Mandela should be held in higher regard than her. A man's strength is bolstered and supported by several entrenched pillars. Real weak men may not be that obvious.Wacha siasa ndogo-ndogo 😅.

-: We were in class and some of us excelled is school. But we never thanked much our classmates. 😆. That through healthy competition made us perform better. 

Hii ingine, toka yo! 🤣

(Attached image source is online).

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