Major Clans:
The major clans are the Abamulembo, the Abanyekera, the Abasinyama, and the Abakhone. Abakhone were the first to settle in Bunyala; they were followed by the Abamatseke, the Abang’oma, the Ababoro, the Abamulembo, the Abangineki, the Abakhunza, and the Abalubanga.
Geonologies of the Abamulembo:
The ancestor of the Abamulembo was known as Masinde. He was the father of Murwa; father of Shiaywa I, father of Mulembo; father of Shiaywa II; father of Shikhonga; father of Wamurwa; father of Kwambo; father of Shiaywa III; father of Makanda; father of Khwanga; father of Wanamenda; father of Mukudi I; father of Khasamba; father of Khayianza; father of Mukudi II; father of Namunza; father of ex-chief Mukudi; father of S. Adero. |
Fishing plays a central role in the livelihood of Abanyala of Busia; seen in the photograph at a beach fish market in Sio Port on Lake Victoria.
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