Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyeman Badu II, President of the Bono Regional House of Chiefs and Paramount Chief of the Dormaa Traditional Area, has challenged the historical narrative behind the names of Kumasi and Kumawu.
According to popular history, the Asante Kingdom was founded in the 18th century by King Osei Tutu I, with the guidance of his spiritual leader, Okomfo Anokye.
Historical accounts state that Okomfo Anokye planted two trees in a forest, predicting that one would thrive and become the capital of the Ashanti Kingdom, while the other would die.
This, historians say, gave birth to the names Kumasi- "the tree lived"- and Kumawu- "the tree died".
