The 4,010 feet high Nsambya hill is more known as home for the Mill Hill Fathers. In 1895, a group of five Mill Hill Fathers, led by Bishop Henry Hanlon arrived in East Africa to establish the Vicariate of the […] [READ MORE »]
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Kololo Hill
Unlike the other hills that are steeped in Buganda tradition, the 4,305 feet Kololo hill is believed to have got its name from Rwot Awich, the paramount chief of Payiira in Acholi who was imprisoned on the hill, by the […] [READ MORE »]
Rubaga Hill
Rubaga which also rises to 4,134 feet above sea level, is adjacent to Mengo and together with Namirembe form a triangle around which Uganda’s politics and religion have rotated. “Rubaga” is derived from the Luganda word “kubaga” which means “to […] [READ MORE »]
Mengo Hill
At 4,000 feet above sea level, Mengo is hill steeped in political and religious history. “Mengo” is a Luganda word for grinding stones. Legend has it that ancient migrant communities from Ssesse Islands who settled on the hill used these […] [READ MORE »]
Banda Hill
Banda hill can be accessed five kilometers on the Kampala Jinja highway. The hill formerly known as Bandabalogo is significant in Buganda history as Sekabaka Muteesa I had his palace here. It was here in 1862 that British explorer John […] [READ MORE »]
