Ankole Kingdom rediscovered

ANKOLE KINGDOM

The Issues of Ankole Kingdom have been rediscovered herein. After the Death of Ntare the 5th in 1895, a battle ensued between his brother Kahaya the 2nd and the children of the late King headed by Igumira between 1895 and 1897.

This period had a caretaker called Mukwenda. The children of the late King were taken through Mpororo to Busongola by a soldier called Mpulunguse sent by the Kingdom of Buganda then. Kahaya ruled up to 1944 from 1897.

Kahaya had a prime minister called Nuha Mbaguta who worked hand in hand with colonialists to extend their rule into and among the people of Ankole. Rember divide and rule.

This prime minister impregnated the Kings wife called Maziina and gave birth to Mirindi. In anger the King tried to chase Mbaguta who by then was the darling of the British. That led to his death.

This presented an opportunity for the Prime minister Mbaguta to revenge. He started the battle to take away the throne from the rightful descendants. In fact a case was filed in the East African court of appeal and the colonialists decided to vote in the king as a solution.

A one Katanywa represented the clan of the royals Bahinda since the rightful people apparent to the throne were in exile in Kasese, Mirindi the child of the prime minister came in to divert the attention as another candidate.

The favourite of the colonialists Empitsi Eribarya Charles Rutahaba Godfrey later known as Gasyonga emerged the winner with 22 votes difference. His father was called Ibrahim Rwakatogobo son to Nkuranga son Maparanga who had migrated as a cattle keepers into Ankole. He won because he was most educated among others.

However, the Kingdom of Ankole from Ruhaanga has never been elective. Gasyonga gave birth to John Barigye the father of Aryaija Rwebishengye. The Royal children of the late Ntare Owakatano lived in current Kasese.

Those who left running away from their Uncle Kahaya were Byabagambi, Nkabigumira , Nkabisigarira and their elder sister Nakahima. The true lineage of Ankole kingdom which some people have tried but failed to erase is; Ntare 5 gave birth to Nkabisigarira who gave birth to Murengyera who gave birth to Byabagambi who gave birth to Nkabisigarira was Kabiri that gave birth to Edrisa Kaweesa (Igumira Kitobobo) that gave birth to Umaru Asiimwe the person who should be the King of Ankole today.

Ankole identity has suffered division brought by religion, ways of life and the disaster of Nuha Mbaguta who worked hand in hand with colonialists to ensure these divisions are more pronounced than the identity and pride.

The supporters of the Nuha Mbaguta innovations registered a company called Ankole Cultural trust to ensure blackmail and erasing of the culture and Identity of the Banyakole as a great neighbour to Buganda, Bunyoro, Toro etc.

As you try to look for your identity as a munyankore, you should go back to history and ensure that your identity as a people is traced way beyond colonialism.

Identity crisis puts you as a homeless citizen of the global village who has not rich history.