Busoga clan expels man over incest

By Betty Angatai

A 40-year-old man in Mayuge district has been expelled from his ‘Baise Magumba’ clan over incest after he married his 25-year-old niece.

Jowali Waiswa, a resident of Kavule village in Imanyiro sub-county, was on Sunday expelled after his clan members complained about his act of marrying a relative, an act that is against the norms of the clan and the Busoga culture.

Dalausi Magumba, the leader of the clan, said Waiswa secretly married his sister’s daughter and has stayed with her for six years, during which they have produced three children.

Magumba said in 2006, when the girl was sent home to collect fees, her uncle asked the mother to allow him stay with her at his place, pledging to pay the school fees and support her with all the basic requirements.

Hasfa Nabirye, the mother of the girl, said when she visited the brother five months later, her daughter was pregnant.

“When I asked my brother whether he had any idea of who was responsible for the pregnancy, he told me he was making inquiries and that I shouldn’t be tough to the girl,” Nabirye said.

Before he was expelled, Waiswa was tasked to avail the clan with three goats, two doves and two black cocks as a fine for cleansing his misdeeds.

He is also alleged to have slept with his grandmother before she passed away two years back.

However, in his defence, Waiswa said he was cursed by his parents. He pleaded guilty to all the accusations.

In a similar development, residents of Bulondo village in Buwaya sub-county also expelled Saida Naigaga, 60 and her daughter Hajira Kauma, 38 from the area for allegedly engaging in quarrels and fights over a man.

James Malinzi, the area LC1 chairman, said the two have been constantly quarrelling and fighting for a man who is a resident of Lunovu in Buwaya.