Kintu, meaning "thing" in Bantu languages, is also commonly attached to the name Muntu, the legendary figure who founded the Gisu and Bukusu tribes.
[2] In the version of the creation myth recorded by Harry Johnston, Kintu appears on the plains of Uganda with a cow which was his only possession.
Ggulu is impressed with Kintu's wit and resilience, rewarding his efforts with his daughter Nnambi and many agricultural gifts as dowry which included: bananas, potatoes, beans, maize corn, groundnuts, and a hen.
[3] The three of them first settled in Magongo in Buganda where they rested and planted the first crops on earth: banana, maize corn, beans, and groundnuts.
Tired and frustrated with his wasted efforts and broken orders, Kayiikuuzi returned to the sky without capturing Walumbe, who stayed on earth and is responsible for the misery and suffering of Kintu's children today.
One oral tradition recorded by John Roscoe differs from other versions in that Kintu was said to have been seduced by Nnambi into going with her to the sky.
[6] In addition, after completing the trials Ggulu tasked him with, he was given permission to marry Nnambi and returned to Uganda with various livestock and one plantation stalk to begin life on Earth.
From this point, this version of the oral tradition differs from others in that Ggulu instructed Nambi to take one female and one male of each living thing in order to begin life on Earth.
[7] Ggulu also warned her not to forget anything while packing because she would never be able to return to the sky in fear that her mischievous brother Walumbe would follow them to Earth and bring hardships upon them.