VI 
KAMPALA (mENGO), THE NATIVE CAPITAL OF UGANDA 
Kampala is a picturesque town about twenty-three 
miles from Entebbe and seven miles from Port Kam¬ 
pala (Muuyonyo) 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, Eubaga, 
Nasambya, Kasubi, Kakasero, 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. Eubago has on 
its summit the Eoman Catholic Mission, known as the 
White Fathers (French). Nasambaya is occupied by 
the buildings of the English Eoman 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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