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Kibuli Mosque
There are several prominent religious buildings in Kampala that might interest some spiritually inclined travellers, including the gleaming white Kibuli Mosque dominating Kibuli Hill on the other side of the train station from Nakasero Hill.
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Kabaka's Trail
The Kabaka's Trail is a community tourism project to introduce visitors to the secret history of the Buganda people.
Six sites around Kampala make up the trail, including several tombs, a prison and a waterfall.
The Naggalabi Buddo Coronation Site, a short distance off the road to Masaka, is where the Buganda kings are crowned, including the current kabaka Ronald Mutebi II. There are several huts similar to those at Kasubi Tombs, as well as a natural throne from a tree root. This is the most accessible of all the sites, as minibuses run here from the new taxi park in Kampala - ask for Naggalabi Buddo stage.
Ssezibwa Falls is a popular beauty spot with locals, just off the r…
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Kasubi Tombs
The Kasubi Tombs, just off Masiro Rd, were first built in 1881 and are worth a look for a dose of traditional culture. There are several huge traditional reed and bark cloth buildings of the kabakas of the Buganda people. The group of buildings contains the tombs of Muteesa I, his son Mwanga (Sir Daudi Chwa II) and his son Edward Muteesa II, father of the current kabaka, Ronald Mutebi II (known also by his Bugandan name, Muwenda). Edward Muteesa II died in London in 1969, three years after being deposed by Obote. The tombs are taken care of by the Ganda clans.
The Kasubi Tombs are open year-round, including holidays. Remove your shoes before entering the main building. Yo…
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Buganda Parliament
Kampala has always been the heartland of the Buganda kingdom, and within the capital are a number of its impressive administrative centres and royal buildings. Most of these are located in and around Mengo. Buganda Parliament is located at the end of a ceremonial driveway leading from the Kabaka's Palace.
It is not open to the public.
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Old Kampala National Mosque
There is also a Old Kampala National Mosque under construction in old Kampala, originally begun under Idi Amin and now being funded by Colonel Gadaffi. Idi Amin had planned a towering minaret to be visible all over the city, but the unfinished pillar had begun to lean precariously in recent years and has been rebuilt on a smaller scale.
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Buganda Court of Justice
Kampala has always been the heartland of the Buganda kingdom, and within the capital are a number of its impressive administrative centres and royal buildings. Most of these are located in and around Mengo. The Buganda Court of Justice is now the location for Uganda's National Court.
It is not open to the public.
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Kabaka's Palace
Kampala has always been the heartland of the Buganda kingdom, and within the capital are a number of its impressive administrative centres and royal buildings. Most of these are located in and around Mengo and include the Kabaka's Palace, inside a vast walled enclosure. It is not open to the public.
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Uganda Museum
The Uganda Museum is quite run-down given that it is meant to be the showcase for the nation. It has a few good ethnological exhibits covering hunting, agriculture, war and religion, as well as archaeological and natural history displays. Perhaps its most interesting feature is a collection of traditional musical instruments, but even these are falling apart. Basically, the museum is crying out for some tender, loving care.
More recently some photo exhibitions have been held here and this could be a good way to reinvigorate the place. There is fee for cameras and for video cameras, money down the drain given the paucity of exhibits.
To get here, catch a Kamjokya shared tax…
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