Standing at 4,188 feet above sea level, this hill is called the ‘fountain of knowledge’ or ‘the hill of the learned’. This is because Makerere University, the first public university in the country, is located on this hill. According to […] [READ MORE »]
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 »]
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 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 »]
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 »]
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