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Fire From the Grave of Bavira Prince

Fire came out of  the grave of Prince Ruhongeka ( Luhongeka) Ngengethe Mussabwa. After the killing of King Mussabwa Kamango by the Colonial army in the battle of Lubako forest, The Bavira ( Bavila) princes could not associate with the colonisers because of their ill-treatments. many people were cut heads, legs and hands to terrify the nation so they could bow down to colonial rules. The Bavira princes continued following their traditional rules and ignored  the imposters which the colonisers put to rule traditional affairs under the new Belgian administrator. The Bavira princes could not associate with invaders who killed their father when trying to defend the rights of his people. Some Bavira traitors were proud of new top positions given by colonial regime and started to undermine their princes, which divided the Bavira leaders. when the son was born in the house of Prince Ruhongeka(Luhongeka) Ngengethe Mussabwa,  he called him "Mlali" but his young brother called him" Lali" and claimed to see some strong powers in the new prince in many dreams before he was born. all the two names were accepted by all the princes and princesses. many chiefs who worked with King Mussabwa Kamango continued honouring and supporting their princes and princesses. as the sellouts forgot their culture and started honouring lucre and top fabricated positions. When Prince Ruhongeka ( Luhongeka) Ngengethe Mussabwa died ,  the chiefs of late King Mussabwa Kamango , Prince Lutambwe Kibaya Mussabwa, Prince Rally( Lali)  Luhongeka  decided to burry him in the royal forest of Mundi as he did not finalise the process of royal initiation to sit on the Bavira throne. To avoid confusion among Bavira as the kingdom was attacked. More fire came out of the grave of Prince Ruhongeka( Luhongeka) Ngengethe Mussabwa which caused terror among Bavira and they could interpret that misterious fenomena differently. Some people thought about manifestation of  the anger of their God because of the traitors who joined the strangers to destroy their powerful kingdom wantonly.  Other people thought about the power of God within the sons and grand sons of King Mussabwa Kamango to continue ruling  bavira no matter how they were challenged by the colonial rulers and some Bavira traitors. the  Bavira chiefs understood the meaning of that fire out of  the grave of the crown prince and kept quiet as it was a good royal sign of a strong african kingdom.

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