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AFRICA AND ITS EXPLORATION. 
A youth of Uganda, thought I, who can propound 
such a proposition as that, deserves attention. 
“ Speak,” I said, “ all you know about Muta Nzige 
and the Kagera.” 
“ Good ; you see the Kagera, it is broad and deep and 
swift, and its water though dark is clear. Where can it 
come from ? There is an enormous quantity of water 
in that river. It is the mother of the river at Jinja, 
because were it not for this river our Niyanza would 
dry up ! 
“ Tell me where it can come from ? There is no 
country large enough to feed it, because when you reach 
Rumanika’s it is still a large river. If you go to Kisli- 
akka, farther south, it is still large, and at Kibogora’s it 
is still a large river. Urundi is not far, and beyond 
that is the Tanganika. 
“ Tell me, where does the water of the Muta Nzige' 
go to ? It goes into the Kagera, of course ; the Kagera 
goes into our Niyanza, and the river at Jinja (Victoria 
Nile) goes to Kaniessa (Gondokoro). I tell you truly 
that this must be the way of it. You saw the Rusango 
and Mpanga, did you not, go to Muta Nzige ? Well, 
there must be many rivers like that going to Muta 
Nzige also. And what river drinks all those rivers but 
the Kagera % ” he asked triumphantly. 
“ Usongora is a wonderful land ! Its people are brave, 
and when the Katekiro, who was accompanied by 
Mkwenda and Sekebobo’s chiefs, and some of Kitunzi’s, 
met them, they were different people from Gambaragara. 
They are very tall, long-legged people, and are armed 
with spears and shields. They tried every dodge with 
us. When we stood on the banks of a river going 
north, through the Tinka-tinka, like that in the Katonga, 
the Wasongora stood on the opposite side and shouted 
out to us that they were ready. Sambuzi came near 
being killed next day, and we lost many men, but the 
Katekiro, he does not fight like other chiefs, he is ex- 
ceedingly brave, and he wanted to please Mtesa. We 
fought six days. 
“ The Wasongora had a number of large dogs also 
