CHAPTER 39
KAMBATO OF JOBYO CLAN
Kambato was one of Kintu’s sons. Once Kintu and his wife, Nambi, went to Bwembe, where they left their son Kambato to rule over that area. Leaving sons in secluded areas like these was common with Kintu. Being left alone, Kambato married a woman named Naikonde, who was born near the lake.
The history of Bwembe is rather obscure but one thing is certain and this is that Bwembe was a kingdom, ruled by members of Jobyo clan until the time that it was joined to Bunya as a result of the outbreak of sleepingsickness. This took pace in 1906. Because all the inhabitants died of that plague, the kingdom was not even converted into a gombolola or even a muluka unit. Whatever information I was able to get concerning members of this clan was obtained with the assistance of Luba, Ssaza Chief of Bunya:
2. Lugendo succeeded his father Kambato
3. Mpuluzi succeeded his father Lugendo
4. Kirikwiziranya succeeded his father Mpuluzi
5. Mugairebusa succeeded his father Kirikwiziranya
6. Kasolo succeeded his father Mugairebusa
7. Mulwanyi succeeded his father Kasolo
8. Banunoniza succeeded his father Mulwanyi
9. Byamundu succeeded his father Bamunoniza
10. Eswaga succeeded his father Byamundu
11. Nabutala succeeded his father Eswaga.
12. Kikonyogo succeeded his father Nutala
13. Nakasasa succeeded his father Kikonyogo
14. Tabawo succeeded his father Nakasasa
15. Nzito succeeded his father Tabawo
16. Kisungo succeeded his father Nzito
17. Kiganira succeeded his father Kisungo
18. Nkolongo succeeded his father Kiganira
19. Nsankana succeeded his father Nkolongo
20. Naku succeeded his father Nsankana
21. Nawano succeeded his father Naku
22. Magala succeeded his father Nawano
23. Mpalakaire succeeded his father Magala
24. Kirigwa succeeded his father Mparakaire
25. Mube succeeded his father Kirigwa
The reason why the line of successors is long is that the last 10 ruled for only a short time and then died of sleepingsickness. Because of the plague members of this clan were obliged to inter-marry with their kin, the Baisekyema. They became forgetful of the relationship that existed between them.