GENEALOGY OF OKECHI SON OF AKHUDU MBAYE
As I had earlier posted on this blog the genealogy of Akhudu Mbaye the son of Mbingi. In that post, I had said that Akhudu Mbaye had a number of sons. There was Okechi, Obanya, Khabunga, Makadia, Wabidonge and Suucha. I will now present the descendants of Okechi.
Okechi gave birth to Sieke Okado, Wamaya, Okunya and Ong'esa.
SIEKE OKADO
Sieke married his first wife called Namwaya. They gave birth to Mbaye who is the father to Timoteo Okado.
Sieke married a woman from mariachi called Nebere. They gave birth to Radoli and Ademba.
Sieke married his youngest wife, Nabonwe. She was nicknamed "Okoya Kosi" because she was married quite young and had the childish behaviour of acting coy all the time. Okoya Kosi is derived from a Luhya phrase " okhukoya elikosi" meaning to coyishly throw the head around. Nabonwe was from the clan of ababonwe from Wakhungu village in Samia. Nabonwe delivered the following sons: Okechi, Okuda, Mumuli and Olwande aka kachenga who Sieke died when he was still a baby.
When Sieke died in in late 1890s, Nabonwe was inherited by Okunya, Sieke's younger brother.
Sieke used to live near where the current Busia airstrip is located. But one time around 1870 AD, Baganda slave raiders attacked his family. Even though all his family members escaped, he decided to migrate to their present day settlement of Elwanya,near Bumala market at the Rakite river bridge.
OKUNYA
Okunya married his first wife, Naboro. She gave birth to Wanjala who is the father of Makokha Ngiida the father of Maende and Okwero.
Naboro also delivered for Okunya a son by name Okobio.
Okunya also married Namulembo. She gave birth to Oyuyo, Okomba, Mulefu, and Otsieno.
Okunya also inherited his late brother, Sieke's wife, Nabonwe. Nabonwe bore him Kenga, the father of Benea Abwori who is the father of Job, Eric and Luke Okunya the founder of this blog.
Most of the descendants of Okunya live at Sigwata sublocation near River Namwichula in Matayos constituency. In his youth, Okunya was known for his bravery. During the planting season,hippopotamus could leave river Sio to graze in people's farms destroying crops. It Okunya who could singlehandedly hunt and kill a hippopotamus. He did this by waylaying a hippopotamus on its path. Once it came walking by, he struck it with a sharp spear and took cover behind a tree. The hippopotamus would take off running back into the river. There, the water would make the wound even more painful force the hippopotamus to leave the water beck on land. Okunya would strike it again. Due to bleeding and trauma, the animal would die.
But I have to mention here that it is a taboo for anyone among the abakhone named Okunya to eat elephant meat. This was because the original Okunya from who this name is gotten was a brave hunter. His name name comes from the verb "khukunya" meaning to search. When he was newly married, he went hunting for elephants with his fellow hunters against the taboo that newly married men were not supposed to go hunting or to war because the presence newly married men in such situations attracted danger. During this hunting trip Okunya was attacked and killed by an elephant. So it became a taboo for anyone named Okunya to eat elephant meat.
ONG'ESA
Ong'esa was the father of Odaaba the father of Obayi and Asingo. The descendants of Ong'es alive at Elwero near the Busia GK prison towards Alupe Hospital.
WAMAYA
Wamaya was the father of Odanga and Okana. Odanga is the great grandfather of the current Member of parliament for Matayos constituency Hon. Geoffrey Makokha Odanga. Most of the descendants of Wamaya inhabit the villages of Esiteko, Buyosi, Burumba and Mayenje and Mundulusia areas that form part of the larger Busia Township.
Okechi gave birth to Sieke Okado, Wamaya, Okunya and Ong'esa.
SIEKE OKADO
Sieke married his first wife called Namwaya. They gave birth to Mbaye who is the father to Timoteo Okado.
Sieke married a woman from mariachi called Nebere. They gave birth to Radoli and Ademba.
Sieke married his youngest wife, Nabonwe. She was nicknamed "Okoya Kosi" because she was married quite young and had the childish behaviour of acting coy all the time. Okoya Kosi is derived from a Luhya phrase " okhukoya elikosi" meaning to coyishly throw the head around. Nabonwe was from the clan of ababonwe from Wakhungu village in Samia. Nabonwe delivered the following sons: Okechi, Okuda, Mumuli and Olwande aka kachenga who Sieke died when he was still a baby.
When Sieke died in in late 1890s, Nabonwe was inherited by Okunya, Sieke's younger brother.
Sieke used to live near where the current Busia airstrip is located. But one time around 1870 AD, Baganda slave raiders attacked his family. Even though all his family members escaped, he decided to migrate to their present day settlement of Elwanya,near Bumala market at the Rakite river bridge.
OKUNYA
Okunya married his first wife, Naboro. She gave birth to Wanjala who is the father of Makokha Ngiida the father of Maende and Okwero.
Naboro also delivered for Okunya a son by name Okobio.
Okunya also married Namulembo. She gave birth to Oyuyo, Okomba, Mulefu, and Otsieno.
Okunya also inherited his late brother, Sieke's wife, Nabonwe. Nabonwe bore him Kenga, the father of Benea Abwori who is the father of Job, Eric and Luke Okunya the founder of this blog.
Most of the descendants of Okunya live at Sigwata sublocation near River Namwichula in Matayos constituency. In his youth, Okunya was known for his bravery. During the planting season,hippopotamus could leave river Sio to graze in people's farms destroying crops. It Okunya who could singlehandedly hunt and kill a hippopotamus. He did this by waylaying a hippopotamus on its path. Once it came walking by, he struck it with a sharp spear and took cover behind a tree. The hippopotamus would take off running back into the river. There, the water would make the wound even more painful force the hippopotamus to leave the water beck on land. Okunya would strike it again. Due to bleeding and trauma, the animal would die.
But I have to mention here that it is a taboo for anyone among the abakhone named Okunya to eat elephant meat. This was because the original Okunya from who this name is gotten was a brave hunter. His name name comes from the verb "khukunya" meaning to search. When he was newly married, he went hunting for elephants with his fellow hunters against the taboo that newly married men were not supposed to go hunting or to war because the presence newly married men in such situations attracted danger. During this hunting trip Okunya was attacked and killed by an elephant. So it became a taboo for anyone named Okunya to eat elephant meat.
ONG'ESA
Ong'esa was the father of Odaaba the father of Obayi and Asingo. The descendants of Ong'es alive at Elwero near the Busia GK prison towards Alupe Hospital.
WAMAYA
Wamaya was the father of Odanga and Okana. Odanga is the great grandfather of the current Member of parliament for Matayos constituency Hon. Geoffrey Makokha Odanga. Most of the descendants of Wamaya inhabit the villages of Esiteko, Buyosi, Burumba and Mayenje and Mundulusia areas that form part of the larger Busia Township.
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