How to Avoid Disputes Over Whose Turn It Is

The single most common njangi argument is "whose turn is it?" — usually because the order lives in someone's memory, not on paper.

Why the confusion happens

• The rotation was never written down clearly.
• Someone swapped turns informally and nobody recorded it.
• A member missed a cycle and the order drifted.
• Different members remember it differently.

How to prevent it

1. Write the rotation table and share it with everyone.
2. Record every swap in the same place, immediately.
3. Show the "next up" member before each cycle.
4. Never rely on memory for money.

The permanent fix

A digital njangi always displays the same rotation table to every member and clearly marks who's next — so the question "whose turn is it?" simply has one answer everyone can see.