Sabizeze The Ancient

Rwandan oral tradition tells that all Rwandans descend from Sabizeze bya Sabiyogera, who migrated from Buha (Tanzania) to Mazinga with his half-siblings Mututsi and Nyampundu over a thousand years ago. Contrary to colonial myths of 'heavenly Tutsis' versus 'earthly Hutus,' the authentic history reveals a unified ancestry: Sabizeze married Nyampundu and founded the first family in Mazinga, while Mututsi later married their daughter Sukiranya and established a second family in nearby Mubari. These interconnected families formed the foundation of Rwandan society, proving that ethnic divisions were colonial fabrications imposed on a people who share common roots.