ORIGIN OF THE PHRASE "EZI MBAGUTA YATEIRE MUHA"

In Banyankore culture, you must have always heard a phrase "Nibakuteera Ezi mbaguta yateire muha" Meaning you will be given lashes like those which Mbaguta gave the fox. 

This is the historical Origin of that phrase
In 1895, Omugabe Ntare died and immediately, Kahisi Mwene Mutambuka announced himself as the new king of Ankore. This however was rejected by prime minister Nuwa Mbaguta who said the rightful person to the throne was Kahaya Mwene Igumira. There was a disagreement between the two factions that almost caused the bloodshed.
Owek Nuwa Mbaguta sent messengers to Kabaka Mwanga of Buganda asking him for military support. Kabaka Mwanga accepted but gave terms and conditions that Ankore should also be ready to help Buganda with manpower in fighting against the British.

Buganda officials travelled to Ankore to deliver the message. Owek Nuwa Mbaguta didn't understand Luganda well. He ordered everyone in the Palace to keep quiet as he was listening word by word from the messengers of Kabaka Mwanga.
As they were delivering the message, a fox (Muha) outside the Palace started making alot of noise and it interrupted the prime minister from picking the words in Luganda.
Owek Nuwa Mbaguta then ordered the guards to go and bring that fox alive. Guards brought the fox and he ordered them to give it enough whips. The fox was whipped and it cried seriously. From that day, "Ezi mbaguta Yateire muha" phrase emerged. 

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