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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 Madede

With Tom Kafuna, left, and a family member, centre, at their home in Wondeyo village

Found at Ondeyo, near Lunyerere, are the Madede. One name that came to distinguish them best is Kafuna. Corruption of Governor. A son of Madede in the clan.

Sometimes back, one Kisieza from Vudukura (near Iduku), is said to have had a son called Chuma. Who begot Ng'afa. And Ng'afa begot Madede at Chamasiri. Chamasiri is part of the larger Lunyerere area, headwards Itando. Except Madede, the forefathers are doubted.

But Madede, born at Chamasiri is known to have married one Debra Musimbi, Mwigina from the hills of Muharia (Jemovo). Debra would have nine girls and two boys. The girls are said to have died pe! The boys remained, one Muroma and the other Vuhari. Madede would then die.

Debra would then be forced to leave at Chamasiri with her two boys, crossing over to Ondeyo - for reasons unknown but said that the land there was grabbed.

A person remembered as Dari, relative to Debra Musimbi would organize to settle her at Ondeyo, where the present Madede's are found. There, in charge of her own children but with second and third a Saniaga man, she would begot Musaviri and Kafuna respectively. The father (brother to L'londo of Vugisivi) of Musaviri also said to be the father of Ng'afa, found at Evojo. The father of Kafuna one Chuma from WaZivi, Mbale.

She had all the boys with her, none going to 'father's land'. And she distributed amongst them the land she had, each with a small piece.

Grown and skilled in colonial Kenya, her sons would start expanding their territories by buying land. Muroma would move to Vuvasi, near Elwunza. Also where Kenneth Madede is, 71yrs now, son of Kafuna.

And her grandchildren now are spread in the country as far as settling in Mombasa.  With numerous great grandchildren and great great grandchildren now. Which she would be happy to see now had she not died full of age in 1960's.

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The Madede would be close to Chuma. This could give hint in following upper ancestors.

The Madede too think they are closer to Yalwalas, people who had origin at or near Zimbalo.

And such other hints that can be provided to inform the Saniaga Oral Genealogy better.

-: My family. I'm a descendant of the Chuma of Waziivi.😊

-: Chuma of waZivi is with me. I have remembered I did not do a post on it. I will, asap. 

Only that @⁨Mukayagi Ngoda⁩ did not clarify - I got a bone to bend with him now. 😆. 

Though there was hint that Chuma was a naughty man. 😆

-/With love

-: Be very careful Lung'afa. I told you Chuma Wa Anyima was a very 'enterprising' and independent guy. He refused to be railroaded to the 'zilaini', educated all his girls and boys and was a pioneer businessman at Mbale. Just to add, when Madede died Chuma inherited Musimbi and got a boy Dishon Kafuna and a girl Kinavosege who got married to Benson Igara of of Ilwunza but later migrated to Shirere in Kakamega. I have the facts of my family tree clear in my head. Remember I took you down eight or so generations.

-: Thank you and Good morning baba, 

It was on a light note that you had not given insight on Chuma's several 'enterprising' ways when we were recording Chuma's genealogy. 

Thanks also for the admonition to be careful.  Lest vigingi viasukira mu inzi. In all ways the Oral Genealogy seeks to keep us aware of who we are. Should we hide from it? 

We desire to know how one Saniaga is related to another. And it is in the stories. And no story is 'historically sensitive.' Not only that of our grandfathers and above but 'we' here are also making history in many ways. Be it known, be it unknown, one may get interested about it in the future. 

Posting here is also in need to gain legitimacy of it all. When we shall have collected it all and compiling, most of us will be in tandem agreement that it is true. Before that, expect many careful questions. 

-/With Thanks

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