8 The Lu Tribe (1/2)
Ochieng' couldn't take it anymore. Why did he have to encounter these monsters all the time!
”Who are you and what do you want from me? ”
The boy asked the the animal with a deep frown on his face. The animal on the other hand did not even bother answering, instead, it pointed its finger towards him and out of the finger, it shot a limpid water at him. A minute later, his body and the skin he wore on him became clean like they were never dirty. After that, the animal forced Ochieng' on its back and looked in the direction of Mudho on the face of it waiting for an instruction.
”Sibuor Misumba (slave lion) , the boy is likely to be a 'Mogwedhi' (blessed). Without my sense of sight, I am nothing even if I have all the power. Take him to my twin brother Sibuor Ratong' (yellow lion) and ask him to take care of the boy until I recover. I'll find my way home and see how I can get out of this. ” Mudho instructed and leftevery which way.
”Yes my Lord. ” Misumba said and immediately flew away.
Slave beasts couldn't use the 'Mogwedhi' humans to gain power as they had to discerp a portion of their blood to their masters. The moment this was done, the slave beast could not have the ability to betray it's master in whatever way. The master and slave could communicate even when a thousand kilometers a part so long as the master had claimed the slave by blood. That's the reason why Mudho could summon the slave.
These slaves could be freed by 'Mogwedhi' humans. This was easier said than done as even thinking of betraying their masters could lead to their death. Freeing them had to be thought of by the human and for the human to do so, the slave had to prove to be worthy. This was the fate of those beasts, if they were never saved, they would remain loyal to their masters even if they had power above their masters.
Take the Sibuor Misumba for example, it had already gained strength far above Mudho and that's why the latter even entrustedit with the duty of ferrying the kid to its brother. Even with it's strength, because of the blood contract, Misumba could die the moment it had any malicious intents against its master. The slave could also be free when its master died.
Time flew by and after a moon Chief Ong'am was back to Odindi. Odindi was a clan in Karachuo division. Karachuo division was one amongst the various divisions found in the Lu tribe. This is a tribe that existed along the eastern side of the great Lake Luwa currently Lake Victoria.
Each clan was headed by a chief assisted by clan elders. The chiefs were directly answerable to the tribe head. They were also indirectly answerable to division heads in the sense that when they had problems with their administrations, they could seek pieces of advice from their division heads. The division heads were answerable to the tribe head. The stool of the chief was hereditary and that is why most of them were ever arrogant. Most administrative duties at clan level were performed by them.
The division heads were responsible for gathering information from their respective divisions and feeding the tribe head with them. They were also responsible for advising accordingly the tribe head to ensure smooth control of the tribe.
These division heads were appointed by a council of chiefs of the various divisions and approved by the tribe head. Their power was insignificant to an extent that their existence was not known by many. They could lose their position the moment they broke a rule.
The tribe head was the most powerful position in any tribe encompassing the Lu tribe. This person controlled the businesses of the whole tribe including wars.
To maintain sharing of power across the divisions of the tribe, the tribal government was partially hereditary and democratic.