ABSTRACT
NOTE: Originally the word used for land allocation fees was buhaisa which means “something that is a case for giving”. The word was not confined to the allocation of land but was used generally to denote a consideration which clinches a bargain between donor and recipient. The word Kishembe means a bribe and denotes the giving of a present to someone to induce him to intercede on behalf of the donor. Kishembe is now used generally, except in Kiziba, to denote the allocation fee. The original purpose of the dues paid for the allocation of land was that the acceptance of them by the Chief and his envoy was a recognition of the rights over the land in respect of which they were accepted. The amount paid varied; on the allocation of a nyarubanja the recipient usually paid a cow or a muzana (female slave) to the Chief. This was called kasha (that which produces). See Native Land Rules 1932. Letter No. 20942/12 of 21-6-1932.
