The Banyole or Banyuli are a Bantu ethnic group of Uganda that live mainly in Butaleja District.

[5] The Banyole were one of the ethnic groups in the plains between Lake Kyoga to the west and the slopes of Mount Elgon to the east when the British established the Bukedi District in this area at the start of the 20th century.

Their staple food crop is finger millet, and they also grow sorghum, maize, cassava and sweet potato.

Due to low levels of literacy and lack of Christian texts in their language they have only a basic understanding of this religion, and may also follow traditional religious practices.

[10] Lamuli are used by Nyole people solely to determine the causes of misfortune, which is believed to be the cause of malignant or upset spirits.

The books used by the lamuli might be The Holy Qur'an, the Sa'atili Habari and the Abu Mashari Faraki[12] Divination by the use of books is thought to have begun by way of the first influence of Ali bin Nasoor, a trader from Oman who settled in Busolwe, and also by the influence of other Swahili or Arabic traders.

[13] Findings of an investigation made by S. R. Whyte found that the majority of people (in the sample) went for divination consultations for reasons of their own bad or failed health.