Ndahura Karubumbi

Ndahura, also called Karubumbi, is the semi-legendary founder and first king of the Chwezi dynasty of the Empire of Kitara in western Uganda. Kitara oral tradition tells that he was a grandson of the Tembuzi king Bukuku, whom he killed in a quarrel over watering cattle before seizing the throne.

He then subdued rebellious chiefs and led campaigns said to carry Kitara's power into neighbouring lands. Traditions disagree over his end: he vanished on campaign in Ihangiro or was swallowed into the underworld, and Wamara succeeded him.