There are many mysterious places in the world but the mysteries existing at the great Murchison Falls of the Victoria Nile River are unique!
Traditionally, it is believed that it is not safe to discuss this mystery while at the falls as it is believed anything bad can happen to the discussants.
The mystery of the falls is that, as it roars, thunders and gushes ran through a tiny cleft to plunge down from a height of over 45 meters. There is a remote force hovering over the area. If anything came very close, be sure it will disappear.
You may not easily be dragged into believing that the Falls are mysterious but to put yourself in the state of a creature riding down the Victoria Nile waters before the falls. Then on arriving at the falls, it is like a 70kgs man going through a rats tiny passage. Do you expect a human being to go through this experience and be seen alive again?
The mysteries of the falls are so many. For hundreds of years, the falls have been known to have spiritual powers. History has it that early inhabitants here both the Banyoro and Acholi regarded the falls as a sacred place up to date.
Inhabitants of the lands around the falls must have also known the mysterious forces. This force around the falls believed to be a spirit was worshipped. “The locals provided sacrifices to appease the gods of disease and war.”
Information available from the park’s offices at Paraa on the Southern bank of the Victoria Nile has it that the original name of Murchison Falls is “Pajok” a Luo word meaning the “place of spirits.” It is a place where sacrifices were offered to the gods of rain, wars and to protect people from sickness.
Perhaps the gods must have been angered when the European adventure decided to name the falls after “Murchison” the then President of the Royal Geographical Society years ago.
There is a concrete man-made pillar, which is the remains of a footbridge washed away by a great flood in 1960. The floods gave way to an additional fall today called the Uhuru falls.
The pillar is regarded great danger as many people admire getting to it yet its surroundings are very slippery even at sight.
Before the falls, the River is 50 meters wide. The waters are forced to pass through a cleft of 7 (seven) meters wide in the rock and plunges itself down 43 meters to form a warm water white spray.
Today many people who go to Murchison Falls will be amazed but some will leave without the knowledge of the historical mysterious forces hovering at “Pajok” Murchison Falls.
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