Tour Guide, Kampala, Uganda
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Traditionalists tell of an interesting legend about the origins of the Sezibwa River & formation of the Sezibwa Falls. The woman called Nakkungu Tebatuusa gave birth to a set of twins, but in the form of two rivers, that is, Wasswa & Kato, which are Sezibwa and Bwanda respectively. After birth, River Bwanda flowed a trouble-free course to the east while River Sezibwa flowed westwards. However Sezibwa was able to get across all obstacles on his way that included such enormous rocks. It is this ability that impressed many and leading to a local verbatim “Sizibwa Kibuubo” which translates “nothing blocks my path”. The name Sezibwa originates from this verbatim and directly translates “nothing blocks me”.
It is claimed Sezibwa’s strength to overcome obstacles is attributed a strong backing of the spirits, hence to say Sezibwa was very strong spiritually. It is actually told that a spirit called “Nalongo Kubbo” was responsible for the river’s success over the rocks at the Sezibwa Falls. After guiding Sezibwa over the rocks and the subsequent formation of Sezibwa Falls, the spirit “Nnalongo Kubbo” is then said to have established its home in a cave in the rocks adjacent the falls. Nnalongo Kubbo takes the form of a large snake and traditionalists at the site claim it does come out once in a while to sunbath on the rocks.