District headquarters Kayunga lies approximately 74 kilometres (46 mi) northeast of Kampala, on an all-weather tarmac highway.

Crops include:[5] ,About 30% of the arable land of Kayunga district is used for commercial sugar cane, led by the Mehta and Madhvani families.These investors acquired large chunks of land leaving some residents landless.

Media covered land wrangles that involve some members of district administration, politicians and locals.

In September 2009, Kayunga attempted to secede from the traditional Kingdom of Buganda.

The King attempted to visit the district, but was banned by the Ugandan government, provoking riots in Kampala.