Gisu people

The Bagisu are estimated to be about 1,646,904 people making up 4.9% of the total population according to the 2014 National Census of Uganda.

The Bamasaba ancestor, Masaba migrated from the Ethiopian Mountains traveling via Lake Turkana to Sironko and settled around Bududa where he fell in love with a Maasai girl who was known as Nabarwa.

The family of Nabarwa demanded that in order for Masaba to marry their daughter he had to undergo their rite of circumcision.

Its commonly referred to as "Matoke"[7] The Bamasaaba ancestors lived on bamboo shoots also known as Malewa in the Lumasaba language.

[8] Maswahaba's first son with Nabarwa was Mwambu who was nicknamed Nkisu by his Maasai uncles who had stolen his father's cows from him.