Kagabo s/o Mikaliha v. Dandila d/o Biguna, (PC) Civ. App. 57-M-66, 1/11/67, Mustara J.

Kagabo s/o Mikaliha v. Dandila d/o Biguna, (PC) Civ. App. 57-M-66, 1/11/67, Mustara J.

Plaintiff and defendant were descended from the same great-grandfather. Plaintiff, a widow of the  Waha community, claimed that she had succeeded to certain land originally owned by their common ancestor when her father died; it was not clear whether she had married, defendant inherited land from his own fore bearers, and at that time took over the land in question. The Primary Court found for the defendant, apparently accepting defendant’s argument that female members of the Waha community, after being married to another family, lose their rights to inherit any part of the clan land. The Primary Court assessors agreed with this view.