Debating The Origins of The Inyambo Cattle: Indigenous Science, Sacred Symbolism, and the Struggle for Heritage

Debating the Origins of the Inyambo Cattle by Gumia P.R. Kabunga is a groundbreaking exploration of East Africa's iconic long-horned cattle, the Inyambo (Ankole-Watusi). Challenging colonial and Eurocentric narratives, Kabunga traces the breed's sophisticated indigenous breeding system (Kubangurira), sacred symbolism, and autochthonous African origins. Drawing on oral traditions, genetic research, and archaeological evidence, the book repositions the Inyambo as a pinnacle of African scienti...