VI 



KAMPALA (MENGO), THE NATIVE CAPITAL OF UGANDA 



KAMPALA is u picturesque town about twenty-three 

 miles from Entebbe and seven miles from Port Kam- 

 pala (Munyonyo) on the Victoria Nyanza. The town 

 occupies the summits of seven hills, and has been 

 called in consequence, by the missionaries, Zion. The 

 names of the seven hills are : Mengo, Mutesa, Rubaga, 

 Nasambya, Kasubi, Nakasero, and Namirembe. Each 

 hill is the headquarters of a separate community. 



Mengo is occupied by the residence of the Kabaka 

 (King), his court and followers. Three of the hills are 

 occupied by religious communities. Rubago has on 

 its summit the Roman Catholic Mission, known as the 

 White Fathers (French). Nasambaya is occupied by 

 the buildings of the English Roman Catholic Mission 

 (St. Joseph's). Namirembe, " the hill of peace," the 

 highest of the seven, has the schools and the admirable 

 native hospital belonging to the Church Missionary 

 Society. At the time of our visit it was surmounted 

 by the Uganda Cathedral. This remarkable edifice was 

 struck by lightning and destroyed, September 1910. 

 Nakasero is devoted to military and civil officials. 



We approached Kampala from Entebbe travelling in 

 a transport motor-car along an excellent road twenty- 

 three miles long. The journey was particularly interest- 

 ing ; the earth was of the same brick-red material as 

 has already been described in connection with the 

 railway journey from Mombasa, and tall ant-hills were 

 very frequent in the plantations bordering the roadway. 



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