Mengo, Uganda

This location is approximately 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi), by road, directly south of the central business district of Kampala.

Measuring 0.9 square miles (2.3 km2), the palace is ringed by a six-foot brick fence and has a small airstrip within its walls.

According to legend, ancient migrant communities from the Ssese Islands who settled on the hill used these stones to grind their food.

The Bulange, which houses offices for the Kabaka and the Lukiiko (Buganda Parliament), is at the base of Namirembe Hill.

The building was constructed between 1953 and 1958 by Muteesa II of Buganda at a cost of US$5 million, which was a colossal sum at that time.

Mengo Palace
Mengo Palace.
Saint Paul’s Cathedral Namirembe, commonly referred to as Namirembe Cathedral
Saint Paul’s Cathedral Namirembe, commonly referred to as Namirembe Cathedral.
Sculpture representing the Njovu Clan in Buganda
Sculpture representing the Njovu Clan in Buganda
The monument straddles the road that leads to both the kingdom’s seat in Bulange, Mengo, and the Kabaka’s official palace at the Lubiri, Mengo
The monument straddles the road that leads to both the kingdom’s seat in Bulange, Mengo, and the Kabaka’s official palace at the Lubiri, Mengo
Kabaka's Lake found in Mengo, Ndeeba.
Kabaka's Lake found in Mengo, Ndeeba.