By HRH Princess Eugene Majuru, Princess of Harare
This article will talk about the history involving Seke and how Seke came to settle in Seke area of Chitungwiza in Zimbabwe. Seke was a looked after man, he was looked after by Paramount Chief (King) Mbari of the Shumba Gurundoro totem. Seke`s mother who was named Mabvimbo was a (muera Moyo) meaning the mother`s totem was “heart”. In Zimbabwe the Nyashanu clan were given land by the vaera moyo. So what it therefore means is that they are called vhuramai. Meaning the one who undressed his mother (akavhura hembe yaamai). Seke slept with the woman who kept the traditional tools used by the vaera moyo, the tools known as gona or makona in the Shona language. By bedding his mother Seke committed incest (makuna kuna) and it was and is still taboo for one to sleep with their mother. Following this incident there was scarcity of water in Buhera, this is still the case today. The issue has not yet been resolved so unfinished issued cause problems for as long as it takes, these problems dont go away until they are resolved via the traditional route.
So when Seke was caught sleeping with his mother his family chased him away, they wanted to kill him, he fled and headed over to his aunt who was married to Paramount Chief (King) Mbari in the Harare Kingdom. On arrival at Chihokaa hill (Kopje) where the Paramount Chief lived, Seke was given accommodation, he was also given a job. Under Paramount Chief Mbari, Seke was then safe and no one could attack him. As Seke grew older King Mbari helped him to get married to a woman by the name Ndimirwa.
Ndimirwa could not do the traditional ceremony known as kutura mvura when she was married because Seke was not the one who had paid bridal price (lobola) or cattle for her, it was King Mbari who had paid for him since he had nothing, he did not have any money or property. Ndimirwa then maintained her mothers side totem from her clan which was ziruvi from Nyamweda, they have maintained this totem this till today. It is important to understand why Mbari helped Seke marry Ndimirwa, it is because he wanted to resolve the problem of the incest (makuna kuna) committed by Seke. The Nyamweda are also vaera Moyo so Seke could not pay bridal price for his mother. They would have needed to perform a traditional process called (kucheka hukama) or cutting off the relationship ties. The vaera Moyo were still very bitter about what had happened so they then raped her sister who was called Nemasanga, Nemasanga. From that rape she then bore children and those children still live in the Dema area of Chitungwiza, they are known as the Vhuramai.
One family known as Mazarura family also lived in Chitungwiza, Mazarura came about and meant they had opened up the Dungwiza which were interlocked thorns. The Mazarura were unfortunately kicked out by the British settlers and had to move on and settle in Mhondoro. The Mazarura carried the remains of their dead Ancestor and buried her at the area where Hunyani River meets Nyatsime River. This is the reason and how they are known as ana Rwizi. The fact that they buried their Ancestor by the river (Parwizi) earned them that name. They were given permission to bury their Ancestor after pleading to Paramount Chief (King) Mbari telling him how everyone else has refused them permission to bury her in their areas.
Chitungwiza is known as Chitungwiza because the spirit of Chaminuka used to manifest on a man called Pasipamire whose totem was Rwizi, Mazarura. The Mazarura were not vaera shava, they had changed their totem from vaera Nzou and that’s why when being greeted they are addressed as Masvinga. Masvinga came from elephants body part called (chisvinga chenzou.
So while Seke was living in the area given to him by Paramount Mbari when people visited him they would say they were going to visit Harava ya Seke referring to King Mbari. Along the line this information was distorted and the Seke people call themselves the Harava yet Harava refers to Mbari Chieftaincy. Today the Seke foolishly call themselves the Harava but do they really know know what Harava means, where did they get that from yet they are Nyashanu`s children. Being given accommodation and land by Mbari does not and did not make them the owners of the land in Harare Kingdom. So in an nutshell all the land where the Seke people live is all King Mbari`s territory.
To recap, Seke arrived in Harare Paramount Mbari`s Kingdom as a young boy who then grew up in the area because his aunt was married to King Mbari. When he grew older he was assisted to marry, he married while living in the Kingdom (akaroodzwa) and when his family grew in size he was then given more land yet today he claims to be Chief (King). It’s very nonsensical. The World thinks Seke owns the land where they live in but they don’t. This serious distortion of history has not been addressed or corrected but there is always a time for everything and now is the time to set the record straight.
dethroned Chief Seke, Stanley Chimanikire
One now dethroned former Chief Seke by the name Stanley Chimanikire mockingly declared in one video on Youtube that Seke owns Harare and that King Mbari was his servant, he even went as far as saying that the name Harare was connected to Seke and that he was the man Harare himself. The interview is on Youtube and is titled: Discover Mhofu: Chief Seke`s Exclusive Insights Part 2. In the interview from section 2,00 minutes mark into the interview which is 24.32 minutes long Chief Seke made his unfounded claims. Chimanikire claims to know the history better than the Mbari clan. History records prove that Paramount Chief Mbari was the ruler. In proving to be owners of any area the claimant has to be able to enter spiritual or sacred places including caves and other areas. In the interview Chimanikire fails to state where they have sacred areas, he does not appear to know the history about the spiritual occurrences at Dzivarasekwa when the Zimbabwean government was trying to build the army barracks. It was the Mbari clan who performed traditional rituals to enable the army barracks to be built. Chimanikire was interviewed by ZTV Journalist Sifelani Chikwape.
I must say the former Chief Seke made further shocking statements claiming that King Mbari was Jinda Ramambo, for what King Mbari stands for I must say that was very naughty and irresponsible for Seke to say things that he has no knowledge about. The Portuguese arrived in Zimbabwe around 1490, Seke came around 1875 according to information contained in records in Goromonzi. Chitongo was the last Chief Seke by the time the British settlers arrived, he ruled up to Dema area in Chitungwiza. The area Seke and Chihota in Chitungwiza were previously known as Kumasango area, translated to (Bushy area in English. People who travelled from Hwedza to that area said they were going to “Kumasango “. The original name for Dema in Chitungwiza is Sango Dema.
The video interview done done Ztv is available on you tube on the link below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceJr3Rrgsfk
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