One of the five wives of King Abba Jifar was from Limu, the wife's name was Limuti.
The town of Suntu was renamed Limmu Genet by Dejazmach Mesfin Sileshi when he was governor of the province.
[1] In 1962, a trail connecting Genet to Welkite was passable by trucks in the dry season.
An all-weather road south to Jimma was built in 1966 by the Highway Authority.
[1] Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Genet has an estimated total population of 12,037 of whom 6,063 were males and 5,974 were females.