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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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It is a beautiful homestead

A beautiful traditional compound at Nabongo Mumia Cultural Centre, Mumias.

-: These beautiful structures will soon be obsolete, they look so natural and exotic. Most of all they are environment friendly, look at the grass and other vegetation around, still intact!

-: The first wives hut i suppose is the one facing the road straight

-: That is the man's house in this context. Usually the owner of the homestead has a house at the centre. But the Wanga have it facing the gate, kirivwa. The first wife on the right hand, her house equally facing the entrance at an angle.

-: Just at the entrance, kirivwa, are two opposite facing houses, zidisi. The warriors/sons of the homestead live there. A visitor has to stop at the entrance, be interrogated by the gate keepers before a message is sent inside and the owner of the house is notified. 

Around the homestead a trench is dug for security purposes. An enemy would not jump over.

-: If these structures were somewhere 'visible' someone would buy or rent them at your price, I think we should put them somewhere for display as a museum they look beautiful!

-: I was somewhere in a village in Moiben (Uasin Gishu) and I came across such a structure, the owner has a modern house but he could not destroy this original structure, he is originally from Nandi

-: We are championing for a Saniaga Museum. We shouldn't forget a house. 😊

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