To know us prerequisites learning of how we got here. This is the story of our origin.

The first man on earth was called Kintu. He wandered around with his cow, which he partly depended on for his living. One day he met Nnambi and her brother Kayiikuuzi. These two were some of the many children of Ggulu - Heaven, and they'd come to earth for a walk. Nnambi was impressed by Kintu's good behaviour, the simplicity of the life he lived, as well as his ability to endure such loneliness. The three walked and talked for a while. By the time she got back to heaven Nnambi was in love and wished to move to earth and save Kintu from his loneliness. Her brothers were against it.

Ggulu didn’t like the idea either. But Nnambi pleaded with him, until he decided to put Kintu to a few tests, before giving his consent. Kintu passed all the tests and was given Nnambi to wed and take with him home, on earth. Ggulu told them to leave before dawn, and not to stop midway and come back for anything. The reason for this secret departure was to avoid being seen by  Walumbe – Sickness, Death, one of Nnambi’s brothers. Ggulu warned he’d be trouble if they took him with them. He gave the couple gifts of animals to rear and seeds to sow. But Nnambi forgot to pack the animal fodder, and as she hurried back to get it, Walumbe saw her. He said his feelings were hurt that his sister was leaving without telling him. He decided he was going along. His father and brothers failed to hold him back.

Nnambi and Kintu settled on earth, cultivated land, reared animals and  had children. Twice Walumbe asked Kintu for a child to help him around his house. Kintu, remembering Ggulu’s warning, refused. Then Walumbe killed one of Kintu’s sons. Kintu reported this to Ggulu. Ggulu sent Kayiikuuzi to bring his brother back home, by force if necessary. Walumbe refused to go if Nnambi wasn’t going too. Kayiikuuzi tried to arrest him. There was a struggle before Walumbe ran underground, with Kayiikuuzi - Excavator close on his heels.The earth shook with the intensity of their footsteps as they ran in and out of the earth's womb. This went on for days. Seeing that Walumbe's strength was ebbing, Kayiikuuzi asked Nnambi and Kintu to stay indoors with their children and leave the field to him and his brother for a day.

The plan failed because some of the children disobeyed. Kayiikuuzi was disheartened. Kintu admitted his and Nnambi’s original fault, and vowed to have many children so that Walumbe will never be able to finish them all. Kayiikuuzi went back to Ggulu empty-handed, leaving Walumbe on earth, angrier and more spiteful than ever. But before he left he told Nnambi and Kintu to teach their children to always stick together in a bundle (omuganda). From this came  the word Baganda, one meaning of which is “of the bundle people”. This, he said, was the only way they could fight Walumbe, because a single stick is much  more breakable than a bundle. Hence if they held together they would live longer and better. But if they yielded to divisions among them, they would live unhappily and die sooner.

Now many people confuse the Ggulu spoken of here, with Ggulu the god of peace. But these other 69 Baganda gods were human beings who once walked the earth and had special gifts in certain fields. When they died they became spirits/energies that could be called upon to help, each in of own respective field. Since Kintu was the first man on earth, there were no such gods then. That’s why knowing writers though they don’t point this out, they just call Ggulu, the one in heaven.

Why then didn’t the ancient people just call him by his name, The God of creation  land? It seems Ggulu was exclusively his name back then. But few things were known about him, above all  that he created all things visible and invisible (like the wind). He was also known to be very strong and strict. Because of this, people were afraid of making him angry, and had decided to stay at a safe distance, as much as was possible. Most probably, the best news they had ever, many eons later, was that he is in fact a kind, loving and forgiving God. On the other hand, the ancient people couldn’t tell their children that he was the father of both Nnambi and Kintu, because they were wary some would interpret it to mean; it’s okay for siblings to wed and have children. We owe thanks to those elders who told this story in it’s wholeness and made it clear that The Ggulu of this story is one and the same with The Almighty God of Creation Land, also known as The Creator, The Giver, The Ultimate Judge. Big Eye, The Shepherd.

Another common question is why was Kintu drinking the cow’s urine instead of it’s milk? First, there was no reproduction then, and for that reason there was no milk. Besides before Walumbe -- Sickness, Death came, everything on earth was good. Now, as the story goes, before Kayiikuuzi left for heaven, he told Kintu and Nnambi to teach their children to always stick together in a bundle (omuganda). With the intention of knitting this bundle into a close enduring entity, the ancient Baganda developed a tradition to enhance the bond between family members and all relatives, and to define the roles of responsibility played by each individual towards his kin.  According to this tradition everybody is many things to everyone; a child's mother is also her or his daughter. And a father is also his child’s son. So since one’s father is also one’s grandfather 's father, that makes one,  one’s grandfather's sister.

And since God is the father of Kintu and Nnambi, He is the Baganda’s ultimate grandfather. And therefore the Baganda are the brothers and sisters of God.

This story has some similarities with the Biblical one of Adam and Eve. The most remarkable though is that the name Adam in Hebrew means “earth” or “soil” as well as “mankind.” Kintu in Luganda means “thing” as well as “big human being.”
Eve in Hebrew means “living” and is the mother of human beings. While Nnambi in Luganda means “mystic” and she’s the mother of the brothers and sisters of God.