Nkekete

Nkekete is named in the Nyakyusa charter of origins as one of the four god-like brothers who came from Ukinga, bringing fire, iron-working and new crops to the highland peoples. He is the most shadowy of the four, remembered chiefly through the myth of the brothers' arrival rather than through a developed cult of his own.

Domains

• cultural origins
• divinity

Powers

• bring fire, iron-working and new crops from Ukinga

Relations

• sibling: Kyala
• sibling: Lwembe
• sibling: Mbasi

Sources

• Encyclopedia of Religion, 'Nyakyusa Religion' (Macmillan Reference, 2005)