HISTORICAL NARRATIVE OF THE BASOPOLE A Reconstruction By Rev. Augustine Chingwala Musopole, Ph.

D Associate Professor Chang Jung Christian University Tainan Taiwan The Musopoles or Muzopole, or Muzopola trace their origins to Rungwe and Busango in present day southern Tanzania. This is testified to by both oral tradition and their praise names, for instance, Musango, Munyika, Rungwe, etc. Following Owen Kalingas method for determining periods by use of generations, it is possible to trace the likely time our ancestors left Usango. It can be estimated that they did so in the middle of the 19th century if not earlier. During this time the Usango area experienced a turbulent period due to slave trade, the Melele wars of conquest, the Ngoni wars as they retreated from Central Tanzania after being beaten back by Mirambo of the Nyamwezi. The Musopoles were then part of the Munkhondia clan and as such, they were known as Munkhondya, and they still bear that designation. For that reason the Musopoles cannot marry a Munkhondia and vice versa. If it happened it would be regarded as an incestuous relationship and therefore a mwiko meaning taboo. The name Musopole came as a nickname given to a Munkhondia who was known as Chepela. It is said that Chepela Munkhondia was fond of exclaiming, Acha, Nazopokwa! The meaning of the expression is not clear. It has been suggested that the expression had to do with either wonderment or had to do with experiencing a shortage of supplies and thus suffering need, in this case, it might have been meat after the hunt. There is, however, another suggestion for the name Musopole. It has to do with the verb ukuzopola meaning to snatch. It is said that after the meat from the hunt had been shared, one person being dissatisfied with his lot, snatched a portion for himself. Therefore, the name could mean or be interpreted as one who snatches or Mr. Snatcher. The third alternative meaning of the name Musopole is related to the verb ukusopola meaning to miscarry. This could be more appropriate for a woman than for a man. There is no strong linguistic evidence that this is the case. It was with Chepela Munkhondia that the name Muzopola that eventually became Musopole started to be a designation of this subclan which with time becomes a clan in its own right. Interestingly, D.D. Phiri in his book, History of Malawi, mentions of a Bemba warrior called Chepela or Chileshye Cepela. This what he writes, The Bemba who live in north-east of Zambia were an aggressive and ambitious tribe. Under their chiefs Chitimkulu and Mwamba they used to attack and subdue weaker tribes as far as Lake Tanganyika. In the early nineteenth century one of their chiefs and a seasoned commander decided that time had come for the Bemba empire to extend towards the

northwest of Lake Malawi. He had learned that though the Nkhamanga Tumbukas had wealth, they had no armies. Thus misinformed, he blithely organized a colonizing horde that included not just men with weapons, but also with women and babies.1 Chepela crossed t he Luangwa river and came and established a stockade (linga) at Luviri river, and another at Mulunji, and a third at Mawuwu not far from Chief Katumbis residence. Feeling threatened, Chief Katumbi contacted Chief Kyungu of the Ngone and Chief Muyombe and formed an alliance. In the meanwhile Chepelas people had advanced into Chief Chikulamayembes territory. They accosted some women who were actually the chiefs wives. Chepela was overwhelmed by the alliance and routed. He beat a retreat. Has this story got anything to do with Chepela Munkhondya? What follows may through some light on this question. The name Musopole was made popular by the wife of Chepela, naMusinjili2. It is said that Chepela was of the royal blood and in line for succession. He was also a great hunter. However, he was not liked by everyone. When he was about to be installed chief, some planned to kill him and they did it by causing him to fall into a hole in which they had put spikes. Chepela died, but his wife NaMusinjili escape with the children and introduced herself as the wife of Muzopole in Misuku Hill where she found refuge. Three things are mentioned above concerning Chepela, (1) he was of the loyal blood and this means that his actions were not of a lone individual, but a whole people; (2) he was a great hunter and the period that we are talking about was the age of ivory trade with many hunters fighting for the control of that trade in the area west of lake Malawi and the trade route across the lake to Kirwa and other ports on the Indian ocean. Chepela was involved in ivory trade and territorial conquest to control that tradewhether sent by Chileshye or on his own we will never know. (3) He was not like by everyone and his enemies conspired to kill him and they succeeded. Trade and territorial conflicts were bound to be many where leading chiefly traders were involved in economic competition. However, the mention that he was Bemba may need some explanation. Assuming that the Bemba had conquered quite a few people between lakes Tanganyika and Malawi, the Nyika, Sango, and possibly Nyakyusa could have been some of them who in turn fought for the big chiefs involved in ivory trade. It is possible that Chepela Munkhondya distinguished himself in these wars as a commander of the Bemba chiefs. He died as a result of the conspiracies related to control of trade and territory, and also disappointed expectation from his own people for the loses at Mawuwu. Tradition has it that he was murdered at Mphachi. This last point may explain how his wife, naMusinjili, thought it necessary to escape far into Misuku with her children. Now, there are two Mphachis. The first is in Unyika, in Tanzania, and the second is in Rumphi district in the area of the Phoka people. The second Mphachi was named after the first, the original home of the Chepela expedition and may have been used as a stage post for the Chepela army. If Chepela was routed at Mawuwu, then he was murdered on
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D.D. Phiri; History of Malawi, Blantyre: Christian Literature Association in Malawi, 2004, p. 47. I do remember that grandfather Zacharia had a white female cow called Sinjili and it was killed on March 17th or 18th , 1957 at the funeral of Charles Musopole at Ifumbo. It was walked all the way from Chinongo.

his way back to Unyika at Mphachi. From here, naMisinjila escaped with the children into Ileje, then Nabulongo, and eventually Misuku. Now, Misuku and Nkhamanga area have other links. The Chawinga of Hewe, who are the Katumbis, found their way into Misuku, hence the names Katobo and Chawinga being found in both places. The name Chawinga means hunter because this was their occupation in the Nkhamanga area. Therefore, it is not surprising that naMusinjili also found her way eventually into Misuku. She might have led a faction of Chepelas fighting force into Ileje, then Nabulongo, and eventually into Misuku Chepela Musopole had five sons and one daughter with NaMusinjili. The sons were, in descending order of birth: Muzimbulwa, Chila or Mwasi, Kamwelwa, Mwalufyuno or Mwasongole, Nthandala.

The daughters name was Musumi. The boys grew into manhood and tradition has it that they settled at Ileje. From there they moved to Nabulongo in the area of Mwabulambya. From Nabulongo they settled at Chibula in the area of Mwenemisuku. Generally quite a number of people will move from place to place over time either once if not more times. The reasons may be varied, but more often than not, it is a matter of securing sufficient livelihoods, a sense of insecurity, and inadequate space. These might have been some reasons why naMusinjili kept moving from place to place. At Chibula the sons of Chepela found the Mulengas and Muzimbulwa married a daughter of the Mulenga. Chila eloped a wife of one of the Mulengas and this caused Muzimbulwa and his young brother Nthandala to return to Ileje while Chila also known as Mwasi moved from Chibula and settled elsewhere in Misuku possibly in the vicinity of Chinongo. Muzimbulwa in Ileje had five sons: Mwalonde, Kusekwa, Musangabale, Jololo, and Sefu. Through these the Musopole clan has continued to grow in Tanzania. [There is need to fill in this side of the story from those who are in Tanzania.] Chila or Mwasi had two wives. The senior wife was called Namwambila and the junior wife was Nabulambo. It is not known which one is the wife he snatched from the Mulengas. Namwambila bore him the following children: Muchinga or Kacheche, Nkhonje or Chimi, Mwachipeta also called Nthembwa since he was a twin brother to Mwakapeye (kapampha).

He had one daughter called Balwile or Bwisa who was married off to the Simwayis. Nabulambo bore him two sons, namely, Mwakakuti or Shola, Mwamaseteka or Musenga. There were also two daughters, namely, Fula Chali. Kamwelwa of Chibula married also a naBulambo and they had two daughters called: Nthasubila or Nsoni, and Lusinde. Mwalufyunu or Mwasongole had four sons by an unknown woman. They were: Mwakwiya, Ngala, Mufwakilabo, and Mwalupanga. We do not have any record of the descendants of Muzimbulwa and Nthandala. However, the nomenclature among the Bankhondya/Basopole betrays both a Nyika and Nyakyusa/Ngonde influence on the first generation of Musopoles who were Nyika speaking and turned into Ndali due to migration. The second generation of the Musopoles in Malawi consist of children of Chila and those of Mwalufyunu or Mwasongole. The following are the descendants of Chila. Muchinga or Kacheche, the son of Chila or Mwasi, married naKayira and they had one son and two daughters. The son was called Kaunda and the daughters were Funa and Bwanga3. Kaunda Musopole married Naphembela or naMesa and they had three daughters named Musumi, Milyamu and Komba. Musumi got married to the Kapesa clan and Milyamu to the Chibona at Vwawa, Komba or Siyenunu was married to a Simwela at Titi in the Area of T.A. Kameme. There being no son, the leadership of the clan shifted to Nkhonje or Chimi. Nkhonje settled at Chuba. He married naKabaghe and had a son and two daughters. The son was called Moses, and the daughters were called Twalumanya and Twabopile. Twalumanya was married to Nzilwa Musukwa at Ifumbo and Twabopile or Shola married Mushani at Ibona. Twalumanya was the mother of Maynard Nzilwa Msukwa and Enala naMusukwa who was married to Rev. Aaron Mulagha. Maynard Nzilwa Musukwa was father to Winston and Grain Msukwa, while Enala naMsukwa was mother to late Macmin Mulaga, Prieston, Darwin, Peter, and Geofrey with their sisters Mercy (Mrs. Michael Kayange), and Leslie (Mrs. Banda). Twabopile was mother to Andendekisye Mushani, ?? Mushani (father to Reginald, Faustus, etc.)

One of the daughters of Ndonga was named Bwanga and she died while still a young woman. She was not yet married. Was she named after the daughter of Chila?

After Nkhonjes death, Muchinga or Kacheche became heir and the children born with Nakabaghe were: Komba who was married by Mulenga at Ncherenje. It seems that Nakabaghe was again inherited by Mwakakuti. The following children were born out of that remarriage: Mwandele or Cheyo, Nabonga who married Vinkhumbu at Mphangala in T.A. Mwabulambya. Mwandele became the father of Bulakitwilo. Mwachipeta, the third son of Chila or Mwasi, who was also known by the name Mkwalima married Namusukwa and latter took a second wife called Nakasote. Nachilongo was the third wife. Mwachipeta or Mkwalima had four sons and two daughters born from naMusukwa. The names of the boys were: Chingwala, Ndonga, Kenani, and Zacharia , and the names of the girls were: Twayobile and Jane. Nakasote gave birth to Chabili, while Nachilongo gave birth to Mungoni. Therefore, there were six sons and two daughters. Today the Musopoles are found both in Malawi and Tanzania. In Malawi they are mostly found in Chitipa district from where they are now spreading into all the three regions of Malawi. They have been all along very honoured and honourable families, and have contributed much to the development of the district and the region in general and that of Misuku area in particular. This document aims to recapture that contribution, to celebrate their achievements, and with a view to developing a vision for their future. HEAD FAMILIES After Muzimbulwa had returned to Mphachi, the Malawian clan was headed by Chilas family through his son Muchinga or Kacheche. However, since Kaunda, Muchingas only son did not have any sons of his own, the headship shifted to Nkhonje family Muchingas brother through his son Moses. In Mwachipetas family, the headship belongs to Chingwalas line. Third Generation Some of the members of the third generation have been mentioned, but more details are necessary. Muchinga or Kacheche Kaunda the only son had only daughters so that the patrilineal line came to an end. Through inheriting Nakabaghe from Nkhonje, Muchinga had daughters by her. Nkhonje or Chimi Nkhonje Musopole and his wife Nakabaghe gave birth to Moses Musopole. Mwakakuti, who was a step-brother to Muchinga and Nkhonje, inherited naKabaghe and they gave birth to Mwandele Musopole. This means that Moses and Mwandele were strictly

speaking step-brothers by sharing a mother, but having different fathers who were themselves step-brothers. However, tradition has it that those born out of inheritance should be considered brothers or sisters following the cultural laws of inheritance. The Moses and Mwandele sub-clans are found at Kanyenjele and Ncherenje. [There is need for more information on how these sub-clans have developed] Mwachipeta From his three wives he had the following sons: Chingwala, Ndonga, Kenani, Zacharia, Chabili, and Mungoni. There were two daughters: Twayobile and Jane. These constituted the fourth generation from the time of Chepela and naMusinjili. Fourth Generation The Muchinga and Nkhonje family was continued by Moses who was born at chuba in the area of Mwenemisuku. Moses had two wives, namely naSichali and naKamisa. He moved to Chisansu and later to Kanyenjele where he died. He had six daughters and a son with naSichali. Their names are: Fidesi, Alesi, John, Mwinga, Anganile, Tusukile, and Milyamu. In naKamisa were born six sons and a daughter. Their names are: Aliki, Langson, Kamusimbule, Brighton, Adam, Peteri, and Raphael. Nasichali died on 18th June 1946, and Moses on 26th June 1950, Nakamisa in 1982. From Muchinga/Nkhonje family there was also born Mwandele who lived at Ncherenje. He married . . . . and he bore the following children: Bulakitwilo . . . .[More information needed here] The Mwachipeta family fourth generation consisted as mentioned above of the following: Twayobile who was married to Mugheshi Mtafya, Chingwala married Twayobile naKuyokwa also known as naMulinda. Ndonga married Twalumanya naMusukwa (Nakamba) and Baluleghe naSimwayi(? More information on this one), Kenani married Lucy naKayange, Jane naMusopole was married by Robert Ghambi, and Zacharia Musopole married Maggie naKayange, and after her death he married Milyamu naMogha. [more information is needed on the families of the women married to the Musopoles, eg. Their parents names, brothers and sisters.] Fifth Generation 1. The family of Chingwala Chingwala bore the following with naKuyokwa: Nyumbashisha, Peteri, Njetile, Morton, Muchapi or Gibson, and Jamu.

 Peteri married Lutengano naKabwilo and they left for Tanzania. There are
Musopoles in Tanzania from this family. Njetile married Annie naKayange and bore the following: Nambande, Mwaka, Kenani (+), Nyasi, Nasekile, Kakutila, Sunda, Mwangulukulu. His second wife was Fannie naMtafya who begot: Chiwanda, Edda, Rodwell, Kuwali, and Lloyda. Morton Musopole married Ketelina naMutelekesha and they gave birth to the following children: Nakayange (+) Mwaghe, Mwakalumyana, and Lucy. After the death of naMutelekesha he married Tupeliwe naKuyokwa and they gave birth to: Lambwe, Kafuki, Robina, Vickness, Fraser or Kayisi, and Adamson. Gibson or Muchapi Musopole married Esnati naMkumbwa and gave birth to: Mwaka, Godwin, Sakayi, Augustine and. . . [Sakayi to provide more information here] Jamu Musopole married Tukomene naMutawa and they gave birth to: Chisebe, 7

Charles, Freener, Agatha, Tereza, Nakayuni

2. The family of Ndonga Ndonga had two wives naMusukwa and naMbukwa. Through Namusukwa he had the following children: Rachel (or Lakelo), Kakutile, Lukomano, Stenness Adamson, Eliyana Bubwile, and Mboli. Through naMbukwa he had the following children: Mbaghale, Zebedia, Kenani. After Ndongas death, his brother Kenani inherited both wives and produced the following children in naMusukwa: Bwanga, Kameme, and Kapulila, and through naMbukwa came Nashola. Rachel naMusopole was married to Gibson Kayuni and they gave birth to: Atupele, Napwele, Kenani, Ndope, John, and Kesari. Kenani Kayuni married naKandonga, Ndope naKayuni was married to Josia Musukwa, John Kayuni married naChanya and naKabwilo, while Kesali married naKabonga also called naPanja. Lukomano was married to Richard Chomo (Where from?) and they bore the following: Muchinga, 8

Shola, Nangungwe, Kolineli, and Bilinga.

Siteness was married to Stephen Kayange at Chitete and they begot the following: Ndonga, Mwapelela, Zacharia, Johnson, Njetile, Mutelekesha, Moses, Eman. Adamson Musopole married Lilly naSikwese and Elisa naKabwilo. With naSikwese they gave birth to the following: Ephadas or Naghambi, Tanbell, Shubert, Mwamkono, Lilongwe and Lukomano. From Elisa naKabwilo, he bore the following: Ndonga or Edward, Sayile, Yumbe (+), Nambukwa, Mercy, Donald, Nakamba. Eliyana was married to Kosamu Mushani, and Mboli was married to a Kalagho. 3. The family of Kenani In the family of Kenani and naKayange the following children were born: Alice, Katoba also known as Jekapu (Jacob) and Flacks, Stanley or Ambikile John also known as Mwafi, Burnet also known as Tusekeleghe, Ndonga also known as Micholo (Michael),

Priston also called Shola, Irene also called Makwegho, Herbert also called Chilima.

From inherited wives he bore Bwanga, Kameme, Kapulila and Nashola. Alice got married to Kasobile Kanjeri and she bore: Nipele, Tayali, and Micholo. She became mentally disturbed, but out of wedlock she bore: Chipande and Mulape. Katoba remained single for a long time, however, he bore a son with his sister in-law Bella naNyondo, now married to a Sichone. The son was named Kuwali (+ 2000). He later married his house keeper naKita and she bore him: Wasalipa, Tulinane, Yumbe, and Milembo. Stanley or Ambokile Musopole married a Nachanya who gave birth to a son named Mwenechanya who was a cripple. After her death he married Nanyondo from Chinunkha the daughter of Goliya Nyondo a teacher. They had the following children. Lucy, Wally, Junia, Alice (+ 2002), Bella, Lugano, and (more information here) John or Mwafi Musopole married . . . from South Africa who was also given the name Nakamba. They had the following children: Lucky, Irene, Sibongile, Charles, and . . . Ndonga or Micholo (Michael) married Nakita and she bore . . . and later married Namusukwa who bore. . . . Burnet or Tusekeleghe Musopole, a teacher by profession married, Nasimwayi and they bore: Mutende (+), Kapitao, Bikwa (+), Pachalo, Sekanayo,

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and Shimbuka.

Priston or Shola Musopole married . . . and they bore. . . . Irene Makwegho was married to Peter Chiwona and they bore: Linley, Lekani, and . . . [more information required] Herbert Chilima (+ 2000) also a teacher by profession married Namwanja and they bore . . . .[More information required] Bwanga died in her teenage years. Nashola got married to the Chizumila family at Katowo. Chizumila died in 1984 at Kamuzu Central Hospital. . 4. The family of Zacharia also named after Chila Zacharia had two children with Maggie naKayange, a boy and a girl and their names were respectively: Yoram Ronald + and Anganile. After naKayanges death about 1921, Zacharia married Milyamu naMogha about 1929 who was barely 15 years old. She bore the following children: Abel also called Kaposo, Tusekile, Lubonike also called Yumbe, Mwakatumbula,+ Clement, Flora also known as Nambisa after Namoghas mother, Bwambo also called Esta, and Masoko also called Davis.+ Descendants of Yoram Musopole Yoram Musopole married Tupokiwe Nasilumbu from Katobo Village and they had the following children: Charles (1938 17 March 17,1957), Nancy (1940 - 2000), Willie (1943-2006), Susanne (+?), Augustine (1948), Edith (1951), Edson (1953), Rueben Fergus (1955 - June 10, 2002), Grace (1958),

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Lutengano (1961) born at Lutengano Mission, Tukuyu, Tanzania

. Charles died on March 17, 1957 by drowning in Songwe River at Kapenda where he was a pupil teacher. Nancy naMusopole was Married to Muzipasi Shumba from Magodi Shumba Village, Ebuyangeni, Mzimba District. She gave birth to: Kaunoni, Mwangoye (+2008) and Betty Tamala. She was a diploma teacher and died in April, Maundy Thursday, and was buried Easter Saturday, 2000 in Magodi Shumba Village. Willie Musopole married Millicent naMtegha from Miyombo Village, Kyungu, Karonga. They bore the following: Bupe (+), Hannah, Ipyana, Mwanga, and Agape. Bupe gave birth to Dalitso and Edson. Hannah got married to Mijoya from Machinga/Blantyre districts and gave birth to Joel, and . . . Mwanga got married to and gave birth to. . . Agape got married to Prince Kasinja from Dowa having studied together at Africa Bible College where they met. Namtegha was the first born and her mother was Nafweta or Nachomo. She was followed by Guice, Nane, Pendo, Kisa, Watowa. Susanne died in childhood. Augustine Musopole, the compiler of this historical narrative married Annie Nachisale from Mphalaro Village, Dedza in 1976. They had no children and the marriage ended up in divorce in 2002. In 2004, he married Dorothy naBakolwe from Kenya among the Baluhya peoples. The met in Germany where both had gone for the Frankfurt Book Fair. Edith is the mother of the following: Rhoda Tusekeleghe, Irene, and Maggie. Rhoda, a teacher by profession, is married to a Chavura from Mwazisi in Rumphi district and has children of her own, namely, Augustine Kayange Tennison Chavula 12

 ?? Chavula Irene is the mother of Fergus. Burnet Tusekeleghe married in 2008 to Selina Chimphamba and lectures at the Polytechnic, University of Malawi. Edson Musopole married Violet Chihoma from Ntcheu, but whose mother was settled at Mchesi, in Lilongwe Town, and with her brothers treat Chankhandwe as their place. They have the following children: Ronald, Andrew, Lusubilo, and Willie. Reuben Fergus Mapangala Musopole was born at Ifumbo where the midwife Nalukali gave her husbands name to him. Nalukali was the mother to Costas Nalungwe wife to Nelson Ghambi, fathers cousin. Indeed father was instrumental in arranging their marriage. Reuben married Agnes Mlenga from Mchinji, the daughter of Rev. W.W. Mlenga of Nkhoma Synod. They were my neighbour in 1975-6 when Reuben came to stay with me after his form four examinations and before he left for cadet training. They havethe following children: Abel, Emily, and Nancy. He died from a stroke on 10th June, 2002 and was laid to rest in Chinongo, Misuku , Chitipa on 13th. Grace or known as naMusukwa or Nakamba after Ndongas wife, married Henry Mvula a teacher from Eunthini, but who grew up in Mzuzu. They later went for ministerial training. They begot the following children: Rachel, Katoba, Chatonda or Victor. Lutengano is the mother of Silveria and later married Tanazio Kadamanja from Ntcheu. They have no children. Descendants of Abel Musopole [More information is needed to fill the gaps] Abel married Eliza naMusukwa and she gave birth to Edina (+). After divorcing her, he married Melise (Mercy) naKabwilo and they begot: France Mwambutela [names of wives/husbands and children required here] Bilney or Moses, Eness, Elina,

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naSwila, Tupokiwe, Flora, Obusai (Patukuyu).

Jailosi was born out of his wifes sister. Descendants of Clement Musopole Clement Musopole had in all three wives. The first Connie naMusukwa bore him Lita, the second wife Meekness naMukonda bore him: Khama, Winner, Sibongile, Davie, and Timothy. The third wife Faidasi naKayange bore him: Eddah, Yumbe or Luwonike, Janet, and Anganile. Descendants of Masoko Masoko or Davie Musopole married Enita Nachangala from Zambia and bore Milyamu and Sunday. He also married a second wife from Zambia. Nachangala died in 2001 and Masoko in 2002. Tusekile naMusopole was married to Solomon Kayange and they gave birth to: Chila or Danwell, Kabango or Stewart (+), Mose, Mwalighogho, Mary or Nachibona, Kambo, Jamu. Luwonike naMusopole was married to Amulike Musukwa and she gave birth to: Abel or Kaposo, + Milyamu, Fleeness (+), Love or Cossam, Rodina, + Clement, Amulike. Flora was married to Andrew Pwele and she gave birth to:

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Yoram, Nakayange, Vini. She divorced and is married to a Chawinga.

Bwambo or Esta had Bonic out of wedlock and eventually got married to a Sichinga where she bore the following: John, Clement, Lemon, Milyamu (+), Jane, Lucy. 5. The Chabili Family Chabili Musopole married NaKuyokwa who gave birth to Marko and Yotamu. Marko had three wives Bwambo Nachibona, Balinasho Namasungwa, and Kolisa Nambughi. Nachibona gave birth to: Lyson, +Failesi, +Mainala, Tennyson, Chuya (1947), Fasiness, Nyasi, +Musaku, Chegelile. Balinasho Namasungwa gave birth to: +Komba, +Selwyn Yela, Mbukile, Sichamba Richard, Mwaseba, Nyasi, Kakubila Sitenesi. Kolisa Nambughi gave birth to: Chiwanda and Marko. Lyson Musopole married two wives, namely, Regina Nakabwilo and Naswila. Nakabwilo gave birth to: Freener, Charles, 15

+Mwayila, Benjamin, Nachiwona, Simon, Olina, and Musaku.

Naswila gave birth to: Maggie, Failesi, Fasiness, Mungalipagha, Mbaghanile, Balinasho. Freener was married by Mr. Ngondo, Charles married Nakayange (Kapengwe), Mwayila married a man from Nsanje, but both died. Benjamine married a lady from Mzimba while Nachiwona married Kabuye from Tanzania, Simon married Naphiri from Salima. Olina married ?? who died. Failesi bore the following children: Lyson, Mainala, Yoram, Ndonga (follow up their marriages) Mainala was married by William. Chitete and bore Enita, Lusekelo who was married to Mushani, and Maluwa who married Namulungu.

The children of Lyson and Naswila: Maggie married by the Kayange (bamana-Alinune), Failesi was married by the Kamwela (Verify entry on Simon Mulungu) ,. The husbands of the following could not be remembered [information needed]: Fasiness, Mungalipagha, Mbaghanile, Balinasho. Failesi was married to Simon Mulungu, Mainala to William Chitete. Tennyson married a naKita, Chuya married Janet Nyausiska, Fasiness was married to Anyelwisye Kanjeli, Nyasi married to a Mtambo. Musaku married Nangonya, and Cheghelile was married to Nyakiwe Pwele.

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Komba was married to the Kandonga, Selwyn married a Nakayange, Sichamba Richard married a Namulenga, Mwaseba married a Nambalwe, Nyasi married into the Kanjeli family. Kakubila Sitenesi ???? [more information needed] Chiwanda married a Namogha. Chuya Musopole married Janet Nyausiska from Phoka, Rumphi and they bore the following : Simon who married Nambukwa, Andrea who married Naphiri from Salima, David who married nabanda from Salima, Elina and Dora who are still at school. Fasinesi married to Kanjeli bore the following: Nachiwona, Namogha, and Marko. Nyasi married Mtambo and had the following children: Lyson, Ndasha, Cheghelile married Pwele and had the following children: Chuya, Fasiness, ?, ?, Marko. Komba married to the Kandonga has no children. Selwyn married Nakayange and they bore the following; Mainala, Rueben, ?, ?, Selwyn died in a road accident in Mzuzu. Mbukile married Nambughi and had the following children: [more information needed] Sichamba married Namulenga and had the following children: [more information required] Mwaseba married Nambalwe and had the following children: [more information needed] Nyasi married Kanjeli and had the following children: [more information needed] Chiwanda married Namogha and had the following children. [more information needed]

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Yotamu Musopole He married Namulenga and had the following children: Marko, Nasikwese, Runwell Mungoni. After the death of Namulenga, he married Namutawa related to Mortons wife and they bore the following: Mwalonde, Joseph, Katende, Chiuka, and ???

Yotamu was treated like an outsider because he never attended the funeral of Failesi. When summoned to explain, he rejected the summons with impunity. He was fined a goat by other Musopoles, but refused to pay. He was sent off when the son wanted to reconcile with Lyson, but Lyson also rejected the overture on protocol grounds. Yotam died without the matter being resolved. It is said that he was arrogant, argumentative, and violent. His wife Namulenga was beaten while expecting and died as a consequence.

Chabili married Mwasakame naKuyokwa. The following children were born to them: Maliko or Mela, Malita, and Yotamu. 6. The Mungoni family I have no information at present

7. Their Sisters Their sister Twayobile bore the Mtafya these children: James, Ndikuponya, and Chiluba. Jane bore the Ghambi family the following children: 18

Lidesi, Serah, Nelson also called Tumpale, Daniel named after Chingwala, Atuhobokile, Ngwilalupi, Chabala, Mwakatima also called Maynard.

Descendants of Jane naMusopole Lidesi Naghambi was married to Alinune Kayange (Mupekesa Lupembe) and bore: Menye, Kate, Robert Michael, Robson, Kesari (+), Zacharia, Serah (+), and Sapira or Sapphira. Serah Naghambi was married to Timoti Kandonga and she bore: Tupokiwe, Tumpale or Eneya, Maliya or Nakabengele, Nambisa, Gracewell or Chipembo, nd Musumi. Nelson Ghambi married Sapira Nachomo or Nafweta and she bore: Victoria or Napwele married to Kapengwe Kayange at Katobo. Bester or Namusopole, Roosevelt or Songa, retired civil servant and lecturer at Mzuzu University. Daniel or Chingwala went to Zambia Hedrin married to the Ndimbwa family owners of Bwandilo joint in Area 47, Lilongwe. and Serah married to Dr. Exley Silumbu, associate professor of chancellor college. She works with the National Bank. After naFwetas death, Nelson Ghambi married Costas Nalungwe from Ifumbo and she bore him: Mapangala, Clifford, and . . .[more information here]

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