CHAPTER 26
LUBALE WAIRAKA OF NJAZA CLAN
Long ago there lived a man named Mugulusi who, it is said, lived in Bukoli at Wangobo. He was a ruler as well as a hunter. As he wandered about, Mugulusi came to Wairaka and saw that the country was fertile. He therefore settled there, since it was such a suitable place and there was no need for him to return to Bukoli. The truth is that Lubale Wairaka was the son of Mbajwe, who was the son of Ntembe. Lubale Wairaka belonged to the Njaza clan.
It is worth noting the following;
1. Mugulusi lived at Wairaka and had one son named Kazindo, whose mother was Mbeguyaki, a Muvum by tribe.
2. Kazingo succeeded his father and, like the latter, was a hunter but unlike him, Kazingo was a fisherman as well. When he died he was buried at the shore of the lake.
3. Balubula, who succeeded Kazingo, followed the latter’s professions. He had the son who was Lubale Wairaka.
4. Lubale Wairaka succeeded his father. It is said that the reason why this son was named Wairaka was that there were many people known as Lubale; it was therefore, necessary to distinguish him by giving him a second name; he was given his country’s name. He died in 1872.
5. Lubale Wairaka was succeeded by his son Kabega who ruled until 1903.
6. He was succeeded by his brother Waiswa. By this time the whole country was divided into many sub-areas which were under the rule of some other people. This was so because at the time Wairaka died, Waiswa was just a small child. He succeeded his brother when he was a youth.