Gen. Muhoozi Kainerguba’s tweet about President Yoweri Museveni being the last king of Nkore kingdom
Just like their predecessors the Tembuzi, the Chwezi possessed divine powers and at the same time, human characteristics and were thus referred to as demi gods since they belonged to earth and the underworld as well. It was their divine nature which made them great magicians and hunters.(https://bunyorokitarakingdom.org/about-bunyoro-kitara-kingdom/our-history/dynasties/bachwezi-dynasty/the-collapse-of-the-chwezi-empire/) My Analysis
Although President Museveni has been portrayed as a follower of the Lord Jesus Christ, the truth is that he has no love and fear for the Lord Jesus Christ. Museveni’s refusal to open places of worship is indicative of the fact that he has no fear for God and has no respect for born again Christians. Presidents Kagame, Kenyata, Magufuli and many other African presidents have lifted lockdowns on places of worship but Museveni has adamantly failed to heed to calls from pastors to open places of worship. This shows that his spirit is completely dead. He does not understand that human beings are composed of a body, soul and spirit(1 Thessalonians 5:23).
The church has mandate over the soul and spirit which are the most essential aspects of the human being. He is hiding under the so called scientists to maintain lockdown on churches. He claims to love Ugandans so much yet his LDUs(Interahamwe) have killed people and maimed others under his silent watch. The so called scientists from the World Bank have deceived him that development is realized through Greed(neo-liberalism). No wonder, thousands of people have been evicted from their lands by his hench men under his silent watch.
Meseveni has been deceived that he is a demi-god like the bachezi. Legend or myth has it that the bachezi never died but simply disappeared. This lie from the devil has led Museveni to think that he is last ruler of Uganda and no one can defeat him or kill him. Like the Bachezi, he believes he will just disappear and not die. He has reached the level of Gadaffi. He does not believe that anyone will succeed him.
He crowned himself the Sabagabe of Ankole. This means that he is greater than all the past Ankole kings(Bagabe) who are definitely related to the Bachezi. Museveni is a worshiper of the Bachezi devils and his Son Lt. Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba has revealed it to us through his night tweets. Since Museveni is the last king of Ankole and Ankole kings used to worship the Bachezi demi-gods. This then means that he is worshipper of the Bachezi devils or ancestral spirits and not the Lord Jesus Christ. The President of Uganda really needs prayers because he has indeed gone on a head on collisson course with the Lord Jesus Christ, who will smash him if he does not repent.
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‘My Father Is Last King Of Ankole’- Lt. Gen. Muhoozi
By Elite Reporter
If you have been wondering why Ankole kingdom does not have a crowned Omugabe, then wonder no more, because they already have a king, called President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni.
The revelation was made on Tuesday by First Son Lt. Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who tweeted on Tuesday that his father is one of the only two remaining Bachwezi in Uganda and is the Last King of Ankole.
Gen. Muhoozi tweeted thus; “The last two ‘Bachwezi’ in history! My father and the last king of Nkore! Mzee Museveni and Afande Rubareza in 1981. Obote should have surrendered immediately! Nobody on earth can defeat ‘Bachwezi’.
However, what remains unclear is whether Gen. Muhoozi is not a ‘Mu Chwezi’ himself, simply because he claims his father Mzee Museveni is a Mu Chwezi which makes him (Muhoozi) a Mu Chwezi, since he is from the same roots as his father.
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However, according to history, the last king of Ankole kingdom was Ntare VI (January 10, 1940 – October 14, 2011). Born John Patrick Barigye, was the Omugabe of Nkore or Ankole and the 27th of the Bahinda dynasty, although he did not rule over Ankole, since President Museveni was already ruling.
Barigye graduated in economics from Cambridge University in England in 1962 and was later appointed Uganda’s ambassador to West Germany and the Vatican. Idi Amin, then president of Uganda, gave Barigye a job as an ambassador after Barigye and Barigye’s father publicly asked Amin not to restore the monarchy.
His children are: Alexander Kahaya Siinga, Emmanuel Ruhinda Siima, Fredrick Jojo Wamala Namara, Charles Rwebishengye Aryaija Ntomi ya Rugazinda (Crown Prince) and Caroline Keza Korwizi, Olivia, Toyah and Yvonne.
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https://dailyexclusives.co.ug/2020/05/23/inside-gen-muhoozi-kainerugaba-late-night-tweets-and-bachwezi-tales/
Senior Presidential Advisor in charge of Special Operations, Lt Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has spoken out on his late night tweets which have sparked speculation on social media.
Muhoozi recently tweeted about the “Bachwezi” who are understood as the founders of the ancient empire of Kitara which included areas of Uganda; northern Tanzania, western Kenya and Eastern Congo.
“The last two ‘Bachwezi’ in history! My father and the last king of Nkore! Mzee Museveni and Afande Rubereza in 1981. Obote should have surrendered immediately! Nobody on earth can defeat ‘Bachwezi’”, said Muhoozi.
Many Ugandans know Bachwezi as people who possessed spiritual powers and were therefore accorded the status of demi- gods and worshipped by some local people at the time.
He also tweeted about his spirituality, saying, “But a very good Christian friend of mine taught me that they are all reflections of the Greatest Fighter of all time…Jesus Christ!”
Considering that some of his Tweets hit the wire after midnight, some media enthusiasts speculated that something had gone wrong with Muhoozi.
Prominent researcher, Timothy Kalyegira Tweeted: “I’m starting to get quite concerned about Lt. Gen. Kainerugaba’s tweet tone. That’s not the thoughtful, solid person I remember from years ago. Even if somebody is tweeting on his behalf, the fact that the tweets are not retracted means it’s his thinking.”
Muhoozi speaks out
Contacted this Friday morning, a jovial Gen Muhoozi expressed surprise that Ugandans were yet to appreciate the context of his tweets.
“For me ‘Bachwezi’ in military terms means geniuses,” said Muhoozi in an exclusive interview with ChimpReports.
“A Muchwezi is a person who displays extraordinary talents of mind and temperament,” he added.
“Bachwezi can be in any profession and from any country on earth. I consider Muhammad Ali, Michael Jordan and Michael Jackson to have all been Bachwezi.”
The former Special Forces Commander gave the example of Carl von Clausewitz (1780-1831), one of the greatest military theorists in history who said of military genius, “… what we must do is survey all those gifts of mind and temperament that in combination bear on military activity, taken together constitute the essence of military genius.”
He also cited Carl von Clausewitz who described a military genius as “That superb display of divination, the sovereign eye of genius…”
Asked why he Tweets late in the night, Muhoozi said social media platforms don’t have a specific time for posting content.
He gave the example of many world leaders and influential figures who post on their social media platforms “even at 5:00am.”
Pressed to explain why he’s Tweeting about the Bachwezi at a time Uganda is grappling with a COVID-19 crisis, Muhoozi challenged us to check his Twitter handle, saying, “for the last two months, I’ve been retweeting and sharing content about government efforts in combating Coronavirus.”
We found that Muhoozi retweeted five posts about COVID-19 between April 24 – May 9.
Some of the posts were presidential speeches and statements of government officials and also on his birthday when he said, “I also want to remember all the brave health care workers that continue keeping us safe during this COVID-19 pandemic. Godbless you all!”
Muhoozi has in recent weeks been active in engaging followers on his Twitter handle and sharing content on current affairs regarding global economics, security and politics.
His increased use of social media is a great departure from the calm demeanor and generally withdrawn figure from the public eye.
He recently opened Facebook (Muhoozi Kainerugaba) and Instagram (mkainerugaba) pages in what was seen as a move to deepen social engagement with fans, attracting considerable public attention.
![The Bachwezi powers]( "The Bachwezi powers")
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Picture by Titus Kakembo
Tumusiime revealed this during the launch of celebrations of the 500 anniversary of the eclipse symbolized by a monument on Biharwe Hill in Mbarara.
"They were headed by Ndahura and Wamala," narrated Tumusiime. "Their empire collapsed after the death of a darling cow called Bihogo. "Like prophesy had it then, the Luo under the leadership of Isingoma Rukiidi overpowered the Bachwezi who had suffered famine and diseases."
Thereafter, they split into independent kingdoms of Buganda, Busoga and Ankole. Nonetheless, conservative citizens believe the Bachwezi still exists in the underworld.
Addressing the audience, the UNDP Country representative Elsie Attafah, tipped the Uganda government that trends have it that it is such roots that awe tourists and attract them in droves.
"Attractions like mammals, reptiles, and birds can be found in different countries," said Attafah. "But this one is only found here.
Such attractions can be used to eradicate poverty, boost incomes and create employment opportunities for the populace to enable Uganda to attain the desired Millenium Development Goals."
The empire was founded by the Chwezi (With Bantu prefix: Bachwezi or Bacwezi) who were the successors of the Tembuzi (Batembuzi). The Chwezi dynasty lasted until the 16th Century when it finally collapsed.
Isimbwa then fathered Ndahura, the first king (Mukhwezi) of the Kitara Empire.
Just like their predecessors the Tembuzi, the Chwezi possessed divine powers and at the same time, human characteristics and were thus referred to as demi gods since they belonged to earth and the underworld as well.
It was their divine nature which made them great magicians and hunters.
The Chwezi empire and dynasty was an extremely vast one supposed to have covered the entirety of West, South and Central Uganda, along with some parts of Kenya, Tanzania, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
However, their origin remains a mystery and is subject to great debate by several historians, some of whom even doubt if they really existed.
Nevertheless, some accounts record three kings that is, Mulindwa, Ndahura’s half-brother is said to have a predecessor to Wamara. An administrative capital was established at Bigo bya Mugenyi and it is very much deemed to have been an urban center according to discoveries made by several archaeologists during the present day.
The beginning of the collapse of the Chwezi Empire was marked by the death of their beloved cow, Bihogo and this came in fulfillment of a prophecy that if it died, the empire would crumble. Wamara, the last king of the dynasty was also said to be a weak ruler and that is why he failed to defend his people from external attack thus making it vulnerable to its enemies.
The Nilotic Luo invasion of the Kitara Empire marked the final blow to the empire, leading to its eventual collapse and this was fulfillment of an earlier prophesy that dark-skilled people from the north would invade the empire.
The Luo under the leadership of Isingoma Rukiidi Mpuga overran the Chwezi, who had been weakened by several factors like disease and famine around 1500 AD, making them to flee to distant parts of the collapsed empire, while some were believed to have vanished to the underworld since they possessed a divine status.
It is only after the Luo conquest that Kitara Empire became the Bunyoro Kitara Empire and thus the establishment of the Babito dynasty with Isingoma Rukiidi Mpuga becoming the first king (Omukama).
Bunyoro Kitara Empire later got disintegrated as various states broke away, thus becoming independent kingdoms and sub-dynasties, some of which include Ankole, Buganda and Busoga.
The chronicle of the Chwezi has not totally faded away as some traditionalists believe that they still exist somewhere in the underworld and these look at them as gods.
On some occasions, claims have been made about the reappearance of the Chwezi.
All in all, the Chwezi folklore combined with other legends, present the intriguing origin of Uganda’s peoples.
By Enid Karen Nabumati
Added 12th March 2003 03:00 AM
FROM a distance, one could mistake the hundreds of grass-thatched huts on a low-lying hillside, for a makeshift military camp.
By Grace Matsiko
FROM a distance, one could mistake the hundreds of grass-thatched huts on a low-lying hillside, for a makeshift military camp. But the huts are home to over 1,000 believers of self-styled prophetess and spiritual healer, Nabasa Gwajwa.
Three tall, young men man the entrance to the cult headquarters called Irembo,in Ntutsi, Sembabule District, 90km from Masaka.
Once inside the camp, do not expect answers to any questions. The followers of Nabasa fear some mysterious eye is looking at them and listening. Even before you set off from Kampala she knew, says one of the boys.
Nabasa claims to have had a spiritual encounter with an angel in the late 1990s. She also says she has powers from the Bachwezi, an ancient dynasty believed to have been semi-gods, who once ruled Western Uganda in the early 15th Century.
At the entrance of the camp, one has to part with sh40,000 to enter, an increment of 300%, from the last time I visited, two years ago.
The cult has weathered several raids from security personnel following the mass murder of members of Joseph Kibwetere’s cult in Kanungu, in March 1998.
Nabasa, a primary seven dropout, was arrested with her father Charles Gwajwa and charged with running an illegal society. The state later withdrew the case.
Nabasa’s father says she got her supernatural powers after she died and resurrected four days later, in September 1996.
Ever since, Nabasa has held the Bible in one hand and ministered the ancestral Chwezi powers with the other.
With poor sanitation and no security at the camp, Local Council officials worry about the safety of her followers. On the average, over 300 people share only one pit latrine. The nearest water source a dug-out well, half a kilometre away, is shared with livestock.
Local Council officials fear that with the advancing rains, there is a high risk of a cholera outbreak in the camp, especially at the beginning of the month, when kuhasirira a cleansing ritual, attracts over 2,000 people to the camp.
The ritual involves mixing water with herbs that Nabasa then sprinkles on her followers, to chase away evil spirits. The concoction is also drunk by the believers. During the cleansing ritual, each clan lights a bonfire. The believers then gather around them so that the spirits can share the warmth of the fire and bless them.
Although no one has died yet as a result of the bonfires, last year the fire razed 300 huts.
The believers, who range from the very young to the very old come from as far as Burundi, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania.
Hassan Galiwango, the Resident District Commissioner, says Nabasa has taken advantage of the community’s belief in the Bachwezi dynasty to lure them into the cult.
He says having hundreds of idle people at the camp has affected the economy of the district.
In order to increase the numbers, Nabasa has volunteer agents in Kampala and many other towns who publicise her powers.
But with a number of defections from most of her long time believers, Nabasa’s powers have been put to test.
Some of the defectors, who are government officials but fear to come out openly, accuse her of fleecing them of millions of shillings. They say she uses the cult as source of income.
When she began in 1996, she was very poor, her father rode a bike but now they have both bought vehicles. They have expanded their farm and built a big family house as well, say a former believer.
On a normal working day, Nabasa, earns about sh800,000 from a maximum of 20 patients she attends to in addition to entrance fees to the camp,†said one of her aides.
A wife of a prominent businessman in Kampala, who went to Nabasa because she was barren, said Nabasa promised that she would bare a child, after previous futile attempts in various local and overseas hospitals.
I abandoned my home for close to two years. After some time, I saw a bulge. My husband and relatives were very excited. We bought maternity dresses. But the bulge vanished, she says with remorse. I will never forget the embarrassment I went through, she adds with tears rolling down her cheeks.
A graduate of Makerere University after being jobless for a long time, was told by one of Nabasa’s followers that the prophetess would get him a powerful job. He stayed at the camp for a year, but got nothing after spending all his money.
John Mwesigye, an ardent believer says: People fail to get what they want because they lack faith in Nabasa’s powers.
But the recent deaths of two believers in the camp have made believers doubt her powers and many have started defecting.
If she claims she can foretell things, how come people are dying in the camp. Why couldn’t she foresee the deaths and advise us,says one disillusioned believer. He says, the bodies of those who die in the camp, are not supposed to stay there overnight.
The mourners go through a cleansing ritual after they return from the funeral and Nabasa suspends work for four days. According to the believers, during the funeral they are not supposed to eat any meat.
Some believers say Nabasa does not allow the believers to go to hospitals when they are faced with life threatening diseases. A young man from Luweero was diagnosed with tuberculosis. He had began getting treatment from a hospital but abandoned it for a better cure in Ntutsi.
At the camp, he was told that he was unclean and living in sin, and had to go through cleansing process. He was then put on herbal treatment and a daily dose of cleansing. But only got weaker and almost died.
His brother dragged him out of the camp amid threats from the cult leaders. A doctor in a clinic in Kampala, were he was treated says he was brought on the verge of death. He has since recovered but is still traumatised by the experience.
During the Justice Julia Sebutinde probe into the Police force, many police officers visited the cult for protection against prosecution.
Herman Ssentongo, Sembabule’s LCV Chairman, says they are baffled by the legal status of Nabasa’s congregation especially after the government closed it. As long as there is no violence and violation of human rights we cannot take measures against her, says Ssentongo.
Emmanuel Damba, the district health inspector, says: The camp is not registered. It is actually a controversial one because important government officials go there. We are concerned about the safety of people but so far we cannot do much.
Local officials say the Uganda Revenue Authority is not aware about the large sums of money that change hands at the camp. It is a business, so why don’t they pay taxes. She earns millions every week, said a local official.
If you have been wondering why Ankole kingdom does not have a crowned Omugabe, then wonder no more, because they already have a king, called President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni.
The revelation was made on Tuesday by First Son Lt. Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who tweeted on Tuesday that his father is one of the only two remaining Bachwezi in Uganda and is the Last King of Ankole.
Gen. Muhoozi tweeted thus; “The last two ‘Bachwezi’ in history! My father and the last king of Nkore! Mzee Museveni and Afande Rubareza in 1981. Obote should have surrendered immediately! Nobody on earth can defeat ‘Bachwezi’.
However, what remains unclear is whether Gen. Muhoozi is not a ‘Mu Chwezi’ himself, simply because he claims his father Mzee Museveni is a Mu Chwezi which makes him (Muhoozi) a Mu Chwezi, since he is from the same roots as his father.
However, according to history, the last king of Ankole kingdom was Ntare VI (January 10, 1940 – October 14, 2011). Born John Patrick Barigye, was the Omugabe of Nkore or Ankole and the 27th of the Bahinda dynasty, although he did not rule over Ankole, since President Museveni was already ruling.
Barigye graduated in economics from Cambridge University in England in 1962 and was later appointed Uganda’s ambassador to West Germany and the Vatican. Idi Amin, then president of Uganda, gave Barigye a job as an ambassador after Barigye and Barigye’s father publicly asked Amin not to restore the monarchy.
His children are: Alexander Kahaya Siinga, Emmanuel Ruhinda Siima, Fredrick Jojo Wamala Namara, Charles Rwebishengye Aryaija Ntomi ya Rugazinda (Crown Prince) and Caroline Keza Korwizi, Olivia, Toyah and Yvonne.
Inside Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba Late Night Tweets and ‘Bachwezi’ Tales
https://dailyexclusives.co.ug/2020/05/23/inside-gen-muhoozi-kainerugaba-late-night-tweets-and-bachwezi-tales/
Senior Presidential Advisor in charge of Special Operations, Lt Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has spoken out on his late night tweets which have sparked speculation on social media.Muhoozi recently tweeted about the “Bachwezi” who are understood as the founders of the ancient empire of Kitara which included areas of Uganda; northern Tanzania, western Kenya and Eastern Congo.
“The last two ‘Bachwezi’ in history! My father and the last king of Nkore! Mzee Museveni and Afande Rubereza in 1981. Obote should have surrendered immediately! Nobody on earth can defeat ‘Bachwezi’”, said Muhoozi.
Many Ugandans know Bachwezi as people who possessed spiritual powers and were therefore accorded the status of demi- gods and worshipped by some local people at the time.
He also tweeted about his spirituality, saying, “But a very good Christian friend of mine taught me that they are all reflections of the Greatest Fighter of all time…Jesus Christ!”
Considering that some of his Tweets hit the wire after midnight, some media enthusiasts speculated that something had gone wrong with Muhoozi.
Prominent researcher, Timothy Kalyegira Tweeted: “I’m starting to get quite concerned about Lt. Gen. Kainerugaba’s tweet tone. That’s not the thoughtful, solid person I remember from years ago. Even if somebody is tweeting on his behalf, the fact that the tweets are not retracted means it’s his thinking.”
Muhoozi speaks out
Contacted this Friday morning, a jovial Gen Muhoozi expressed surprise that Ugandans were yet to appreciate the context of his tweets.
“For me ‘Bachwezi’ in military terms means geniuses,” said Muhoozi in an exclusive interview with ChimpReports.
“A Muchwezi is a person who displays extraordinary talents of mind and temperament,” he added.
“Bachwezi can be in any profession and from any country on earth. I consider Muhammad Ali, Michael Jordan and Michael Jackson to have all been Bachwezi.”
The former Special Forces Commander gave the example of Carl von Clausewitz (1780-1831), one of the greatest military theorists in history who said of military genius, “… what we must do is survey all those gifts of mind and temperament that in combination bear on military activity, taken together constitute the essence of military genius.”
He also cited Carl von Clausewitz who described a military genius as “That superb display of divination, the sovereign eye of genius…”
Asked why he Tweets late in the night, Muhoozi said social media platforms don’t have a specific time for posting content.
He gave the example of many world leaders and influential figures who post on their social media platforms “even at 5:00am.”
Pressed to explain why he’s Tweeting about the Bachwezi at a time Uganda is grappling with a COVID-19 crisis, Muhoozi challenged us to check his Twitter handle, saying, “for the last two months, I’ve been retweeting and sharing content about government efforts in combating Coronavirus.”
We found that Muhoozi retweeted five posts about COVID-19 between April 24 – May 9.
Some of the posts were presidential speeches and statements of government officials and also on his birthday when he said, “I also want to remember all the brave health care workers that continue keeping us safe during this COVID-19 pandemic. Godbless you all!”
Muhoozi has in recent weeks been active in engaging followers on his Twitter handle and sharing content on current affairs regarding global economics, security and politics.
His increased use of social media is a great departure from the calm demeanor and generally withdrawn figure from the public eye.
He recently opened Facebook (Muhoozi Kainerugaba) and Instagram (mkainerugaba) pages in what was seen as a move to deepen social engagement with fans, attracting considerable public attention.
The Bachwezi powers
Added 29th February 2020 05:17 PM
Talking about the Bachwezi who mysteriously disappeared, researcher James Tumusiime said there’s remains a mystery to the world.
Culture gives Ankole an identity as seen through entertainers at Biharwe Eclipse Pyramid in Mbarara. (Photo by Tituzs Kakembo)
Vehicles destined to Biharwe Hill to launch the 500 Eclipse anniversary celebrations slid, got stuck in the mud and had their engines silent.
Residents and visitors jumped out of the air-conditioned cars and paved the way with stones, grass, and logs to harden the earth on February 27.
"Traditional healers in the neighbourhood say the gods are angry with us ordinary mortals," said John Kaahwa a resident. "We are supposed to sacrifice a bull, goats, and sheep to appease them or we will continue suffering the effects of climate change."
He said besides the recent threat of locusts and Coronavirus people have braved floods, droughts, and other diseases.
Talking about the Bachwezi who mysteriously disappeared, researcher James Tumusiime said there's remains a mystery to the world.
"But what historians know is that Buganda, Ankole and Toro kingdoms owe their roots to the Bachwezi dynasty," said Tumusiime. "They were the founders of Bunyoro Kitara which expanded to DR of Congo, Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya. They were demigods and worshipped by ordinary mortals till the 16 Century."
Residents and visitors jumped out of the air-conditioned cars and paved the way with stones, grass, and logs to harden the earth on February 27.
"Traditional healers in the neighbourhood say the gods are angry with us ordinary mortals," said John Kaahwa a resident. "We are supposed to sacrifice a bull, goats, and sheep to appease them or we will continue suffering the effects of climate change."
He said besides the recent threat of locusts and Coronavirus people have braved floods, droughts, and other diseases.
Talking about the Bachwezi who mysteriously disappeared, researcher James Tumusiime said there's remains a mystery to the world.
"But what historians know is that Buganda, Ankole and Toro kingdoms owe their roots to the Bachwezi dynasty," said Tumusiime. "They were the founders of Bunyoro Kitara which expanded to DR of Congo, Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya. They were demigods and worshipped by ordinary mortals till the 16 Century."
Tumusiime revealed this during the launch of celebrations of the 500 anniversary of the eclipse symbolized by a monument on Biharwe Hill in Mbarara.
"They were headed by Ndahura and Wamala," narrated Tumusiime. "Their empire collapsed after the death of a darling cow called Bihogo. "Like prophesy had it then, the Luo under the leadership of Isingoma Rukiidi overpowered the Bachwezi who had suffered famine and diseases."
Thereafter, they split into independent kingdoms of Buganda, Busoga and Ankole. Nonetheless, conservative citizens believe the Bachwezi still exists in the underworld.
Addressing the audience, the UNDP Country representative Elsie Attafah, tipped the Uganda government that trends have it that it is such roots that awe tourists and attract them in droves.
"Attractions like mammals, reptiles, and birds can be found in different countries," said Attafah. "But this one is only found here.
Such attractions can be used to eradicate poverty, boost incomes and create employment opportunities for the populace to enable Uganda to attain the desired Millenium Development Goals."
The Collapse of the Chwezi Empire
https://bunyorokitarakingdom.org/about-bunyoro-kitara-kingdom/our-history/dynasties/bachwezi-dynasty/the-collapse-of-the-chwezi-empire/
The empire was founded by the Chwezi (With Bantu prefix: Bachwezi or Bacwezi) who were the successors of the Tembuzi (Batembuzi). The Chwezi dynasty lasted until the 16th Century when it finally collapsed.
Origin of the Bachwezi
The Chwezi dynasty is thought to have been related to the Tembuzi dynasty in a way that King Isaza, the last ruler of the latter, before descending to the underworld, fathered a child (Isimbwa) with Nyamate, the daughter of the underground king –Nyamionga.Isimbwa then fathered Ndahura, the first king (Mukhwezi) of the Kitara Empire.
Just like their predecessors the Tembuzi, the Chwezi possessed divine powers and at the same time, human characteristics and were thus referred to as demi gods since they belonged to earth and the underworld as well.
It was their divine nature which made them great magicians and hunters.
The Chwezi empire and dynasty was an extremely vast one supposed to have covered the entirety of West, South and Central Uganda, along with some parts of Kenya, Tanzania, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
However, their origin remains a mystery and is subject to great debate by several historians, some of whom even doubt if they really existed.
Contributions of bachwezi
It is highly believed that the Chwezi ruled this great empire for about 200 years, that is, from the 14th Century to the 16th Century, and according to the oral tradition, two kings ruled the empire: Ndahura and Wamara.Nevertheless, some accounts record three kings that is, Mulindwa, Ndahura’s half-brother is said to have a predecessor to Wamara. An administrative capital was established at Bigo bya Mugenyi and it is very much deemed to have been an urban center according to discoveries made by several archaeologists during the present day.
The beginning of the collapse of the Chwezi Empire was marked by the death of their beloved cow, Bihogo and this came in fulfillment of a prophecy that if it died, the empire would crumble. Wamara, the last king of the dynasty was also said to be a weak ruler and that is why he failed to defend his people from external attack thus making it vulnerable to its enemies.
The Nilotic Luo invasion of the Kitara Empire marked the final blow to the empire, leading to its eventual collapse and this was fulfillment of an earlier prophesy that dark-skilled people from the north would invade the empire.
The Luo under the leadership of Isingoma Rukiidi Mpuga overran the Chwezi, who had been weakened by several factors like disease and famine around 1500 AD, making them to flee to distant parts of the collapsed empire, while some were believed to have vanished to the underworld since they possessed a divine status.
It is only after the Luo conquest that Kitara Empire became the Bunyoro Kitara Empire and thus the establishment of the Babito dynasty with Isingoma Rukiidi Mpuga becoming the first king (Omukama).
Bunyoro Kitara Empire later got disintegrated as various states broke away, thus becoming independent kingdoms and sub-dynasties, some of which include Ankole, Buganda and Busoga.
The chronicle of the Chwezi has not totally faded away as some traditionalists believe that they still exist somewhere in the underworld and these look at them as gods.
On some occasions, claims have been made about the reappearance of the Chwezi.
All in all, the Chwezi folklore combined with other legends, present the intriguing origin of Uganda’s peoples.
By Enid Karen Nabumati
The Chwezi seer who uses the Bible
https://www.newvision.co.ug/news/1272026/chwezi-seer-bible
By Vision ReporterAdded 12th March 2003 03:00 AM
FROM a distance, one could mistake the hundreds of grass-thatched huts on a low-lying hillside, for a makeshift military camp.
By Grace Matsiko
FROM a distance, one could mistake the hundreds of grass-thatched huts on a low-lying hillside, for a makeshift military camp. But the huts are home to over 1,000 believers of self-styled prophetess and spiritual healer, Nabasa Gwajwa.
Three tall, young men man the entrance to the cult headquarters called Irembo,in Ntutsi, Sembabule District, 90km from Masaka.
Once inside the camp, do not expect answers to any questions. The followers of Nabasa fear some mysterious eye is looking at them and listening. Even before you set off from Kampala she knew, says one of the boys.
Nabasa claims to have had a spiritual encounter with an angel in the late 1990s. She also says she has powers from the Bachwezi, an ancient dynasty believed to have been semi-gods, who once ruled Western Uganda in the early 15th Century.
At the entrance of the camp, one has to part with sh40,000 to enter, an increment of 300%, from the last time I visited, two years ago.
The cult has weathered several raids from security personnel following the mass murder of members of Joseph Kibwetere’s cult in Kanungu, in March 1998.
Nabasa, a primary seven dropout, was arrested with her father Charles Gwajwa and charged with running an illegal society. The state later withdrew the case.
Nabasa’s father says she got her supernatural powers after she died and resurrected four days later, in September 1996.
Ever since, Nabasa has held the Bible in one hand and ministered the ancestral Chwezi powers with the other.
With poor sanitation and no security at the camp, Local Council officials worry about the safety of her followers. On the average, over 300 people share only one pit latrine. The nearest water source a dug-out well, half a kilometre away, is shared with livestock.
Local Council officials fear that with the advancing rains, there is a high risk of a cholera outbreak in the camp, especially at the beginning of the month, when kuhasirira a cleansing ritual, attracts over 2,000 people to the camp.
The ritual involves mixing water with herbs that Nabasa then sprinkles on her followers, to chase away evil spirits. The concoction is also drunk by the believers. During the cleansing ritual, each clan lights a bonfire. The believers then gather around them so that the spirits can share the warmth of the fire and bless them.
Although no one has died yet as a result of the bonfires, last year the fire razed 300 huts.
The believers, who range from the very young to the very old come from as far as Burundi, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania.
Hassan Galiwango, the Resident District Commissioner, says Nabasa has taken advantage of the community’s belief in the Bachwezi dynasty to lure them into the cult.
He says having hundreds of idle people at the camp has affected the economy of the district.
In order to increase the numbers, Nabasa has volunteer agents in Kampala and many other towns who publicise her powers.
But with a number of defections from most of her long time believers, Nabasa’s powers have been put to test.
Some of the defectors, who are government officials but fear to come out openly, accuse her of fleecing them of millions of shillings. They say she uses the cult as source of income.
When she began in 1996, she was very poor, her father rode a bike but now they have both bought vehicles. They have expanded their farm and built a big family house as well, say a former believer.
On a normal working day, Nabasa, earns about sh800,000 from a maximum of 20 patients she attends to in addition to entrance fees to the camp,†said one of her aides.
A wife of a prominent businessman in Kampala, who went to Nabasa because she was barren, said Nabasa promised that she would bare a child, after previous futile attempts in various local and overseas hospitals.
I abandoned my home for close to two years. After some time, I saw a bulge. My husband and relatives were very excited. We bought maternity dresses. But the bulge vanished, she says with remorse. I will never forget the embarrassment I went through, she adds with tears rolling down her cheeks.
A graduate of Makerere University after being jobless for a long time, was told by one of Nabasa’s followers that the prophetess would get him a powerful job. He stayed at the camp for a year, but got nothing after spending all his money.
John Mwesigye, an ardent believer says: People fail to get what they want because they lack faith in Nabasa’s powers.
But the recent deaths of two believers in the camp have made believers doubt her powers and many have started defecting.
If she claims she can foretell things, how come people are dying in the camp. Why couldn’t she foresee the deaths and advise us,says one disillusioned believer. He says, the bodies of those who die in the camp, are not supposed to stay there overnight.
The mourners go through a cleansing ritual after they return from the funeral and Nabasa suspends work for four days. According to the believers, during the funeral they are not supposed to eat any meat.
Some believers say Nabasa does not allow the believers to go to hospitals when they are faced with life threatening diseases. A young man from Luweero was diagnosed with tuberculosis. He had began getting treatment from a hospital but abandoned it for a better cure in Ntutsi.
At the camp, he was told that he was unclean and living in sin, and had to go through cleansing process. He was then put on herbal treatment and a daily dose of cleansing. But only got weaker and almost died.
His brother dragged him out of the camp amid threats from the cult leaders. A doctor in a clinic in Kampala, were he was treated says he was brought on the verge of death. He has since recovered but is still traumatised by the experience.
During the Justice Julia Sebutinde probe into the Police force, many police officers visited the cult for protection against prosecution.
Herman Ssentongo, Sembabule’s LCV Chairman, says they are baffled by the legal status of Nabasa’s congregation especially after the government closed it. As long as there is no violence and violation of human rights we cannot take measures against her, says Ssentongo.
Emmanuel Damba, the district health inspector, says: The camp is not registered. It is actually a controversial one because important government officials go there. We are concerned about the safety of people but so far we cannot do much.
Local officials say the Uganda Revenue Authority is not aware about the large sums of money that change hands at the camp. It is a business, so why don’t they pay taxes. She earns millions every week, said a local official.