315:.This is how these migrants are said to have acquired the name of their tribe Bakenye. The word "Bagenye" meant "visitors" according to the natives of this area-the Samia Bagwe . The migrants settled down in this area, carried out fishing activities around the water bodies of this area such as river Majanji, intermarried with the natives and took on new names, for example:For men "Musana", "Wegulo", "Wankya",
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