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:''This article is about the Busoga kingdom and region. For the language, see [[Lusoga]], and for the people, see [[Basoga]].''
'''Busoga''' is currently one of the largest traditional kingdoms in present-day [[Uganda]].
It is a [[cultural institution]] that promotes popular participation and unity among the people of Busoga, through cultural and developmental programs for the improved livelihood of the people of Busoga. It strives for a united people of Busoga, who enjoy economic, social and cultural prosperity. It also continues to enhance, revamp and pave the way for an efficient institutional and management system for the [[Kyabazinga]] kingship.
[[Image:Busoga (map).png|thumb|right|A map of Busoga Kingdom and some of its districts]][[Image:Flag of Busoga, Uganda.svg|thumb|right|The Busoga Flag]]
Busoga, literally translated to ''Land of the Soga'', is the [[monarchy|kingdom]] of the 11 [[principalities]] of the [[Basoga]]/[[Soga]] (singular '''Musoga''') people. The term Busoga also loosely refers to the area that is generally indigenous to the [[Basoga]]. The kingdom's capital is located in [[Bugembe]], which is near [[Jinja, Uganda|Jinja]], the second largest city in Uganda. As of June 2007, Busoga Kingdom is currently composed of seven politically organised districts that include; [[Kamuli]], [[Iganga]], [[Bugiri]], [[Mayuge]] and [[Jinja]], and the newly created districts of [[Kaliro]] and [[Busiki]]. Each district is headed by democratically elected chairpersons or [[Local Council Five]] [[(L.C.5s)]], while municipalities are headed by an elected [[mayor]]. [[Jinja]] is the industrial/[[economical hub]] of Busoga. The Busoga area is bounded on the north by the swampy [[Lake Kyoga]] which separates it from [[Lango]], on the west by the [[Victoria Nile]] which separates it from [[Buganda]], on the south by [[Lake Victoria]] which separates it from [[Tanzania]] and [[Kenya]], and on the east by the [[Mpologoma (Lion) River]], which separates it from various smaller [[tribal groups]] ([[Padhola]], [[Bugwere]], [[Bugisu]], etc). Busoga also includes some [[islands]] in [[Lake Victoria]], such as [[Buvuma Island]].
== Meet the Kyabazinga ==
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'''Title of Head of Busoga :''' His Royal Highness [[Isebantu Kyabazinga]]<br />'''Short Title :''' The [[Kyabazinga of Busoga]]
Busoga is ruled by the [[Isebantu Kyabazinga]] of Busoga. This name was a symbol of unity derived from the expression and recognition by the [[Basoga]] that their leader was the “father of all people who brings all of them together”, and who also serves as their cultural leader. The current [[Kyabazinga of Busoga]] is [[His Royal Highness]] [[Henry Wako Muloki]], who was born in 1921.
{{main|Henry Wako Muloki}}
In 1995, the government restored [[monarchies]] in Uganda with the promulgation of the new constitution of the [[Republic of Uganda]]; Article 246(1). On February 11, 1995, [[His Royal Highness]] [[Henry Wako Muloki]] was reinstated as [[Kyabazinga Isebantu of Busoga]]. He continues to serve to-date.
== History of Busoga ==
=== Discovery of Busoga by explorers ===
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Written history begins for Busoga in the year 1862. On the 28th July 1862, [[John Hanning Speke]], an explorer for the [[Royal Geographical Society]], arrived at [[Ripon Falls]], near the site of the modern town of [[Jinja]], where the [[Victoria Nile]] spills out of [[Lake Victoria]] and begins its descent to Egypt. Since Speke’s route inland from the [[East African coast]] had taken him around the southern end of the [[lake Victoria]], he approached Busoga from the west through Buganda. Having reached his goal – the [[source of the Nile]], he turned northward and followed the river downstream without further exploring Busoga. He records, however, being told that “[[Usoga]]” ''(the [[KiSwahili]] form of the name ‘Busoga’)'' was an “island”, which indicates that the term meant to surrounding peoples essentially what it means today. The present day Busoga [[monarchy|Kingdom]] was, and still is, bounded on the north by the swampy [[Lake Kyoga]], on the west by the [[Victoria Nile]], on the south by [[Lake Victoria]], and on the east by the [[Mpologoma (Lion) River]].
=== Early demographics ===
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In the 19th Century, one of the principle routes along which Europeans travelled from the coast to [[Buganda]] passed through the Southern part of Busoga. From [[John Speke]] and [[James Grant]], Sir [[Gerald Portal]], [[F.D Lugard]], [[J.R. Macdonald]], and [[Bishop Tucket]] all noted that Busoga was plentifully supplied with food and was densely settled as a result. However, between 1898 - 99 and 1900-01, the first indications of [[sleeping sickeness]] were reported.
In 1906, orders were issued to evacuate the region. Despite the attempts to clear the area, the [[epidemic]] continued in force until 1910. As a result, most of the densely populated parts of Busoga, the home land of over 200,000 persons in the 19th Century, was totally cleared of the population in the ten years. [[Lubas palace]] at Bukaleba, also the coveted [[European fruit mission]], collapsed and relocated to other parts of Busoga. Southern Busoga constituted of about one third of the land area of Busoga, and, in 1910, southern Busoga was vacant. In the 1920s and 1930s, some of the evacuees who survived the [[epidemic]] began to return to their original land. However, in 1940 a new outbreak of [[sleeping sickness]] resurfaced in the area, and it was only in 1956 that resettlement, promoted by the government began again, but things were not going to be the same again. Few [[Basoga]] returned to their traditional lands.
The consequences of the catastrophe were that the Southern part of Busoga, the area roughly corresponding to what [[Johnston]] delimited as the most densely populated area, was virtually uninhabited. Other areas originally affected by [[sleeping sickness]], including the eastern margins of [[Bukooli]] and [[Busiki]] conties were evidently depopulated too. Famines, too, resulted in substantial population movements. Several areas in north east Busoga and in the adjacent [[Bukandi]] district across the [[Mpologoma river]] were repeatedly struck by famines in 1898 to 1900, 1907, 1908 - 1917 - 1918 and 1944. Populations in these areas reduced, many people, falling victims to the famines while the survivors moved to other areas for safety.
The effects of these movements were apparent from the growth in population density in the central area of Busoga and in [[Urban area|urban]] and [[peri-urban]] areas of Busoga. Many Basoga left Busoga in the same period, settling in other districts. The demographic profile of Busoga today is, as a consequence of all these developments. Today, Busoga is home to many people, of about 6 different origins.
=== Early economic status ===
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In the [[pre-colonial era]], people left their traditional lands and state structures disappeared. A number of [[clans]] and states decimated and people migrated into Busoga in large numbers in this century, carrying with them the [[traditions]] and [[cultures]] of other lands. The most important causes of these movements were mainly famines and epidemics, which occurred within and the surrounding areas.
Busoga experienced massive movement of people right from the early period that led to its construction as a nation. Several factors contributed to the trend of events. They included mainly factors ranging from famine and security. Today, these factors continue to affect and define the population mobility in the [[monarchy|kingdom]], in addition to the quest for [[employment]] and [[social amenities]]. The changes in the [[demographical]] trends have continued to witness a [[population influx]] in [[Urban area|urban]] and [[peri-urban]] areas of Busoga kingdom for the above reasons. [[Town]]s like [[Jinja]], [[Iganga]], [[Kamuli]], [[Kaliro]], and their surrounding areas are some of the areas that continue to face high levels of [[immigration]]. Immigrants join town life in search for [[Employment|jobs]] and security.
Between the period 1920 and 70s, [[Jinja]], Busoga’s [[capital city]], experienced economic changes and gained in economic importance. During this period, it transformed into an [[industrial town]] with the steady high [[cotton]] production, as well as the completion of the [[Uganda Railway]] and [[Owen Falls dam]]. These factors elevated [[Jinja]] into an agri-industrial centre with over 46 factories, several [[cottage industries]] and a well-developed infrastructure. These developments attracted people in the form of labour from the rural areas of Busoga to work in those factories, help in house keeping or in doing other urban development related activities. Externally, many people also came from the neighbouring areas outside Busoga. Among the new comers were families of [[Asian origin]] who came to do business. Estates like [[Mpumudde]] and [[Walukuba]] were developed to accommodate the increasing population. Other services like piped water, electricity, roads, hospitals and schools were also extended to serve the population. In the villages, the majority of people, with the assured market in towns, concentrated on agriculture. They grew both cash and food crops like cotton, coffee, bananas, potatoes and cassava, fruits and vegetables. [[Standards of living]] drastically improved and Busoga kingdom raised its revenue and constructed more infrastructures. It reduced the [[subsistence farming]] system of life and turned to real economic production that was in demand by Europeans.
By independence in 1962, Busoga was one of the most powerful regions in [[Uganda]]. Its power lay in the regional capital, [[Jinja]] which is Uganda’s second largest city. [[Jinja]] was the home to 70% of Uganda’s industries and also hosted the [[Nalubaale Power Station]] (Owen Falls Dam) that supplies electricity to [[Uganda]] and parts of [[Kenya]] and [[Tanzania]]. [[Jinja]] was also the home of the majority of [[Uganda’s Asian population]]. The [[Ugandan Asians]], who had been brought to Uganda from the [[Indian sub-continent]] by the [[British India|British]] during [[colonial times]], had helped to establish [[Jinja]] as one of East Africa’s most vibrant commercial centres.
=== Early political status ===
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About the turn of the 16th Century, an important event took place, which was to give the Basoga their peculiar cultural configuration. This was the advent of the [[Baisengobi]] [[clan]]; the light skinned people, who bear their historical descendancy from [[Bunyoro]]. [[Prince Mukama]] Namutukula from the royal family ([[Babiito]]) of [[Bunyoro]] is said to have left [[Bunyoro]] around the 16th Century and as part of Bunyoro’s expansionist policy and trekked eastwards across [[Lake Kyoga]] with his wife [[Nawudo]], a handful of servants, arms and a dog, and landed at [[Iyingo]], located at the northern point of Busoga in the present day [[Kamuli district]].
[[Prince Mukama]] loved hunting and his adventures exposed him to the beauties of the new found land. For sometime he engaged himself in [[black smithing]], making hoes, iron utensils and spears. Prince Mukama and wife [[Nawudo]] bore several children of whom only five boys survived. On his departure back to [[Bunyoro]], [[Prince Mukama]] allocated them areas within his influence as overseers. In this way, the first-born [[Wakoli]] was given to oversee the area called [[Bukooli]], [[Zibondo]] was to administer [[Bulamogi]], [[Ngobi]] was given [[Kigulu]], [[Tabingwa]] was to oversee [[Luuka]], while the youngest son [[Kitimbo]] was to settle in [[Bugabula]]. These loosely allotted areas of supervision to the Prince’s sons were later to become major administrative and centers cultural authority in Busoga. With time passing without the expected return of their father, the five sons of [[Prince Mukama]] regarded themselves as the legitimate rulers over their respective areas by virtue of their family origin ([[Babiito]]). They continued to preside over their respective dominions; employing governing methods and cultural rituals like those from [[Bunyoro-Kitara]]. This state of affairs in Busoga's political and cultural arrangement continued till the late 19th century when the [[colonialists]] persuaded the rulers of Busoga into some form of federation. This federation resulted into a regional Busoga council called Busoga [[Lukiiko]].
Before 1906, although it was often called a ‘Kingdom’, it was debatable whether Busoga could really be classified as such. Unlike its western neighbor, [[Buganda]], Busoga did not have a central ‘all-powerful’ figurehead ([[Monarch|King]] or [[Queen regnant|Queen]]) until 1906, at the behest of the [[British colonial powers]]. Prior to this, the Basoga were organized in semi-autonomous [[chiefdoms]], partly under the influence of [[Bunyoro]] initially, and then later on, under the partial influence of [[Buganda]].
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Before the coming of the British to Uganda, there was no uniting leadership in Busoga. When Uganda became a [[British protectorate]], attempts were made to create a central form of administration on the model of [[Buganda]] which was a fully fledged [[monarchy|Kingdom]]. The [[Buganda King]] – the [[Kabaka]] had [[lineage]] going back centuries. However, in Busoga some of the [[chiefs]] had been simply appointed by the [[Kabaka]] – and it is believed that in some cases they were descendants of favored [[Baganda]] chiefs who were given authority to rule over land in Busoga. Others simply belonged to powerful landowning families in Busoga that had become self-appointed rulers over vast areas. The British brought all these chiefs into an administrative structure called the [[Lukiiko]]. The British appointed a [[Muganda]] from [[Buganda]], [[Semei Kakungulu of Buganda/Busoga|Semei Kakungulu]] as the President of the [[Lukiiko]] and he became Busoga’s first leader, although the British refused to give him the title of 'King', as they did not regard him as a real king.
However wrangles amongst the different chiefs and clans continued, and most Basoga still retained affiliation to their chief, [[clan]] or [[dialect]]. It was also not helpful that the '[[Monarch|King]]' was from [[Buganda]]. The [[Lukiiko]] structure collapsed. The structure had however given the Basoga a taste of what influence they could muster in the [[protectorate]] if they had a King. It would elevate them to the level of [[Bunyoro]] and [[Buganda]].
Meanwhile, the white colonial rulers were grooming Chief [[Yosia Nadiope]], the [[Gabula]] of [[Bugabula]] to become the first permanent resident ruler of the formed [[Busoga federation]]. [[Nadiope]] had been one of the first [[Basoga]] students to study at [[Kings College Budo]] in 1906. However, catastrophe struck Busoga in 1913, when [[Nadiope]] died of [[malaria]]. The following year 1914, Chief [[Ezekeriel Tenywa Wako]], the [[Zibondo]] of [[Bulamogi]] was completing his studies at [[Kings College Budo]]. With the support of the [[British India|British]] coupled with his background as a [[Prince]], [[Zibondo]] of [[Bulamogi]], with his good educational background, was a suitable candidate for the top post. In 1919, the hereditary [[saza]] chiefs of Busoga resolved in the [[Lukiiko]] to elect [[Ezekerial Tenywa Wako]] as president of Busoga. Chief [[Gideon Obodha]] of [[Kigulu]], a contending candidate for the post was not familiar with the [[British system]], while [[William Wilberforce Nadiope Kadhumbula]] of Bugabula was still an infant. His regent [[Mwami Mutekanga]] was a 'mukoopi' (a commoner) who couldn’t run for the post. Eventually, in 1918-9, the title of [[Isebantu Kyabazinga]] was created and one of the chiefs, [[Wako]] took the throne. He was given a salary of 550 [[pound (currency)|pounds]], and permitted to collect [[taxes]] in [[Butembe county]] in lieu of the lost role in his traditional chiefdom of [[Bulamogi]]. In 1925, [[Ezekiel Tenywa Wako]], the [[Kyabazinga of Busoga]] became a member of [[Uganda Kings Council]], consisting of the [[Kyabazinga of Busoga]], [[Kabaka of Buganda]], the [[Omukama of Bunyoro]], [[Omukama of Toro]]/[[Omukama of Tooro]] and [[Omugabe of Ankole]].
On 11 February 1939 Owekitibwa Ezekerial Tenywa Wako (late father of the current [[Isebantu Kyabazinga wa Busoga]], HRH [[Henry Waako Muloki]]), the [[Zibondo]] of Bulamogi was installed as the first [[Isebantu Kyabazinga wa Busoga]] which title he continued to hold until 1949 when he retired due to old age. By the time [[Owekitibwa E.T. Waako]] retired as the [[Isebantu Kyabazinga wa Busoga]], the [[Busoga Lukiiko]] had expanded to include people other than the [[Hereditary Rulers]]. These members of the Busoga Lukiiko were elected representatives – two from each of the then 55 Sub-counties in Busoga.
When [[Owekitibwa E.T.Waako]] retired, it was necessary to replace him. The Busoga Lukiiko resolved then that the [[Isebantu Kyabazinga wa Busoga]] shall always be elected among the five lineages of [[Baise Ngobi]] ([[Ababiito]]) hereditary rulers – traditionally believed to have been the five sons of [[Omukama of Bunyoro]] who immigrated to Busoga from Bunyoro, namely:
[[Zibondo]] of [[Bulamogi]]
[[Gabula]] of [[Bugabula]]
[[Ngobi]] of [[Kigulu]]
[[Tabingwa]] of [[Luuka]]
[[Nkono]] of [[Bukono]]
This method of election was used for the subsequent elections of the [[Isebantu Kyabazinga wa Busoga]], beginning 1949 when Owekitibwa Chief [[William Wilberforce Nadiope Kadhumbula]] of Bugabula was elected [[Isebantu Kyabazinga wa Busoga]] for two terms of three years each, followed by Owekitibwa [[Henry Waako Muloki]] who also served two terms.
In 1957, the title [[Inhebantu]] was introduced as a description of the wife of the [[Isebantu]]. This epitomised the gradual unification of Busoga and the evolution of [[Obwa Kyabazinga bwa Busoga]].
When [[monarchies]] were abolished in 1966, the [[Kyabazinga]] was dethroned. When the dictator [[Idi Amin]] expelled the [[Asians from Uganda]] in 1972, [[Jinja]] suffered both socially and economically. The government of [[Yoweri Museveni]] has tried to encourage Ugandan Asians to return. This has helped but has not revitalized [[Jinja]] to its former glory. However the [[Asian influence]] remains, particularly in the [[architecture]] and street names.
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In 1995, the government restored [[monarchies]] in Uganda with the promulgation of the new constitution of the Republic of [[Uganda]]; Article 246(1). On February 11, 1995, H.R.H [[Henry Wako Muloki]] was reinstated as [[Kyabazinga Isebantu of Busoga]], according to [[Kisoga]] traditions and culture. He continues to serve to-date. Unlike most monarchies, the [[Kyabazinga]] has no [[heir]] or Crown Prince. Instead, the [[Kyabazinga]] is succeeded by a reigning [[Tribal chief|chief]] elected by the [[Lukiiko]] and the Royal Council.
=== Past Kyabazingas ===
[[Obwa Kyabazinga bwa Busoga]] has evolved over years and each [[Kyabazinga]] that has presided over Busoga has added a piece to the process. To date, there have been three past [[Kyabazingas]] who have presided over Busoga since 1939 as an established federated state of Busoga.
These have been:- '''Chief''' '''[[Ezekiel Tenywa Wako]]''', who was the first [[Kyabazinga of Busoga]] and ascended to the throne in 1939: [[Yosia Nadiope]], and [[Sir William Wilberforce Nadiope Kadhumbula]].
Sir [[William Wilberforce Kadhumbula]] succeeded his late father’s ([[Yosia Nadiope]]) quick sense of judgement and love for the people. He ridded the kingdom of insecurity; eliminating bad elements in society in the famous operation named '[[Emizindula]],' ''(war against theft),'' ended the [[British policy]] on the fight against [[small pox]] ''[[(Kawumpuli)]]'', during which residents were ordered to carry rat tails to Busoga square for counting as evidence that they had really killed the diseases agents (rats). This, he saw as a dehumanising act and joined his subjects to denounce the policy, which brought him in conflict with the British administration. As a result he was exiled to [[Bunyoro]] where he was called to lead the [[Basoga]] into the [[Second World War]].
His war skills and mobilisation ability earned him [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth]]'s admiration and love. He was honoured with the title Sir among other awards.
He also played a big role in [[Uganda's independence struggle]] and before the end of his career, he had served as the first Vice President of the independent Uganda. He was also the Chairman of [[Uganda People’s Congress]] political Party [[(UPC)]].
He mobilised for the construction of infrastructures like roads, hospitals, government centres like county and sub-county headquarters and most of all mobilising the [[Basoga]] to productive farming of both food and crops.
During his tenure of office doubling as the Vice President, [[Kyabazinga]] and [[UPC Chairman]], he managed to push for several development projects in Busoga that include construction of schools like the [[Balangira High School]], which later became [[Busoga College Mwiri]].
=== Current political setup ===
[[Busoga Kingdom Royal Council]] is composed of the 11 traditional leaders of the 11 traditional chiefdoms of Busoga. They include the five [[princes]] and heads of the five [[royal families]] of Busoga and the six [[chiefs]] of the traditional [[chiefdoms]]. They are;
{| border="1"
|+ '''Busoga Kingdom Royal Council'''
! !! Title !! Ssaza (principality or chiefdom) !! Head
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| '''Zibondo''' || '''Bulamogi''' || '''Prince G. W Napeera'''
|-
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| '''Gabula''' || '''Bugabula''' || '''Prince William Nadiope'''
|-
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| '''Ngobi''' || '''Kigulu''' || '''Prince Izimba Golologolo'''
|-
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| '''Tabingwa''' || '''Luuka''' || '''Prince W. Tabingwa Nabwana'''
|-
!
| '''Nkono''' || '''Bukono''' || '''Prince C. J. Mutyaba Nkono'''
|-
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| Wakooli || Bukooli || Chief David Muluuya Kawunye
|-
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| Ntembe || Butembe || Chief Badru Waguma
|-
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| Menya || Bugweri || Chief Kakaire Fred Menya
|-
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| Kisiki || Busiki || Chief Yekosofato Kawanguzi
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| Luba || Bunya || Chief Juma Munulo
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| Nanyumba || Bunyole || Chief John Ntale Nahnumba
|-
!
|}
The [[Katukiro]] ([[Prime Minister]]) of Busoga Kingdom is Rt. Hon. [[Martin Musumba]]. The office of the [[Katukiro]] in the Kingdom is an important and a vital one. The [[Katukiro]] is the head of the Kigdom's Government and official spokesperson for the [[Kyabazinga]] and the Kingdom.
Busoga Kingdom is administered in the following ''(This information is outdated & needs to be updated...)'':
'''[[Kamuli District]]''' - (4 Counties, 23 Sub Counties & 134 Parishes) - 2 Kings (Bugabula & Bulamogi)
'''[[Iganga District]]''' - (4 Counties, 25/26 Sub Counties, unknown number of Parishes) - 3 Kings (Kigulu, Luuka & Busiki)
'''[[Mayuge District]]''' - (1 County, 6 Sub-Counties, unknown number of parishes) - 1 King (Bunya)
'''[[Jinja District]]''' - (3 Counties, 11 Sub-Counties, 50 Parishes)
'''[[Bugiri District]]''' - (1 County, 12 to19) Sub-Counties, unknown Parishes) - Possibly 2 Kings (Bukooli And Banda)
== Some attractions and historical sites ==
=== Kagulu Hill ===
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The was the first settlement area for Basoga of [[Bunyoro]] origin led by [[Prince Mukama]]. Although the cultural value of [[Kagulu]] extends to cover a wide area, the remaining and visible landmark is the [[Kagulu hill]]. The hill sits in between two roads that divide at the foothill to lead to [[Gwaya]] and [[Iyingo]].
The hill, although not yet familiar to many people outside Busoga, [[Kagulu hill]] has a breathtaking scenery that gives a clear view of almost the entire Busoga. [[Kagulu hill]] is unique in the attractions it offers. It is the only hill in [[Uganda]] that has been adapted for [[tourist climbing]], with constructed steps to make it easy for visitors to access the top.
=== Budhumbula shrine/palace ===
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Located 2km from [[Kamuli]] town along the [[Kamuli-Jinja]] main road, the site comprises a shrine and the residence of the former [[Kyabazinga of Busoga]], [[Sir William Wilberforce Kadhumbula Nadiope]], who died in 1976. The shrine, covered by beautiful marbles consist of graves of other various members of the royal family, such his father and mother, [[Yosia Nadiope]] and [[Nasikombi]] respectively.
The other graves found within the shrine are of his son, a former [[Uganda]] government Minister, Prince Professor [[Wilson Nadiope]] who died in 1991 and his mother [[Yuliya Babirye Nadiope]] who died in 2004. The palace’s main residence is a legacy of the British colonial government, having been donated by the protectorate government in 1914.
=== The source of the Nile ===
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The [[source of the Nile]], the second longest river in the world, marked by the discovery of one of the first European explorers, [[John Speke]], is an internationally unique attraction. The tranquility and splendour of both [[Lake Victoria]] and [[River Nile]] embody great memories of any visitor.
=== Bujjagali Falls ===
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This among others, such as the [[Bujjagali ancestral site]] for the Basoga ancestral spirits at [[Bujagali falls]], includes the numerous rapids along the Nile, virgin nature across the region, and the culture of the people and the great Lake Victoria by no doubt gives Busoga Kingdom its distinct place in tourism.
=== Lake Victoria ===
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Southern Busoga is lined with the waters of [[Lake Victoria]]. The coastline stats from [[Jinja]] and goes eastwards, to the border with [[Kenya]].
== References ==
* Fallers, Margaret Chave (1960) ''The Eastern Lacustrine Bantu ([[Ganda]] and [[Soga]])''. Ethnographic survey of Africa: East central Africa, Vol 11. London: [[International African Institute]].
* Cohen, David William (1970). ''A survey of interlacustrine chronology''. ''The Journal of African History'', 1970, 11, 2, 177-202.
* Cohen, David William (1986). ''Towards a reconstructed past : Historical texts from Busoga, Uganda''. (Fontes historiae africanae). [[Oxford Univesity|Oxford]]: Oxford University Press.
* Fallers, Lloyd A (1965) ''Bantu Bureaucracy - A Century of Political evolution among the Basoga of Uganda''. [[Phoenix Books]], The [[University of Chicago]].
== See also ==
* [[Basoga]] - Basoga ethnic group
* [[Lusoga]] - Lusoga Language
* [[:Category:Ethnic groups in Uganda|Ethnic groups in Uganda]]
* [[:Category:Ugandan monarchies|Ugandan monarchies]]
== External links ==
* [http://www.busoga.com/ Busoga Kingdom Online] A summary of the Busoga Kingdom by the Busoga Kingdom Online - Official website of Busoga
* [http://mindphiles.com/CRC/index.htm The Cultural Research Centre - Busoga] A resource for literature relating to Basoga
=== News websites ===
* [http://www.newvision.co.ug/I/8/17 New Vision Online - Local East] - News, mainly from the Busoga region
=== Some educational and research institutions ===
* [http://www.busogauniversity.ac.ug/ Busoga University] - Home page for [[Busoga University]], formely [[Busoga College Mwiri]]
* [http://www.buckley.sc.ug/ Buckley High School] - Home page for [[Buckley High School]]
* [http://www.kiiracollegebutiki.org/ Kiira College Butiki] - Home page for [[Kiira College Butiki]]
* [http://www.mwiri.sc.ug/ Busoga College Mwiri] - Home page for [[Busoga College Mwiri]]
* [http://mwiriopenday.4t.com/ Busoga College Mwiri] - ''Not official site''
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