He was famously attentive to his offspring, including a rare set of twins, Inganda and Inguka.
Born around 1979 in the dense jungles of the , Makumba spent his early years as a "blackback" in the shadow of older leaders. In 2000, as a young male in his prime, he set out to establish his own legacy. By 2004, his family group was chosen for a pioneering habituation project in the Dzanga-Sangha Protected Areas . makumba
In Zambian folklore, Makumba is a "Tribal God" of the Baushi people, a meteorite-like object said to possess divine powers. He was famously attentive to his offspring, including