The Kasubi Tombs in Kampala Uganda, is the site of the burial grounds for four kabakas (kings of Buganda)

Muteesa I

Mwanga II (died in exile on the Seychelles Islands, and remains returned in 1910)

Daudi Chwa II

Sir Edward Muteesa II (died in exile in London, and remains returned in 1971).

Other members of the Baganda royal family, descendants of the above kings are buried elsewhere on the site but not in the Central building.

This place was constructed in 1882 and became a burial ground in 1884.

As a result, the site remains an important spiritual, cultural and political site for the Ganda people, as well as an important example of traditional architecture.

 It became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in December 2001, when it was described as “one of the most remarkable buildings using purely vegetal materials in the entire region of sub-Saharan Africa

The major Central building ( MUZIBU AZAALA MPANGA ) was almost completely destroyed by a fire in March 2010, whose cause is still unknown. As a result, in July 2010 it was included in the list of World’s Endangered Heritage Sites.

The Buganda Kingdom has vowed to rebuild the tombs of their kings and the Baganda with many other entities contributed to this cause. Reconstruction started in 2014.

This World Heritage Site comprises around 26 hectares (64 acres) on the Kasubi hill in the city of Kampala, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) northwest of the city centre. Most of the site is open agricultural land that is farmed using traditional techniques.

 One corner contains a royal palace built in 1882 by Muteesa I, the 35th Kabaka of Buganda, replacing a palace built by Ssekabaka Ssuuna II His father in 1820. The new palace became a royal burial ground on his death in 1884. The site is one of 31 royal tombs across the Buganda kingdom since the kingdom was founded in the 13th century.

Traditionally, the body of the deceased king was buried in one place, with a separate shrine for the deceased king’s jawbone, believed to contain his soul. However, this site in Kampala contains the royal tombs of four Kabakas of Buganda which was Uncommon:

The border of the ceremonial site were established in 1882 on Kasubi Hill, also known as the Ssekabaka’s Tombs. 

The borders are still marked with bark cloth trees (Ficus natalensis), which have protected it from the high rise in development that now surround the site on all sides. Of recent a strong brick wall fence has been constructed around the site keeping the mituba trees.( Focus natalensis).This wall is also covered with reeds to bring out the cultural significance of the site

The main ceremonial area is located to the northwest of the wider site. A gatehouse (Bujjabukula) leads to a small courtyard and the drum house (Ndoga-Obukaba) which houses the royal drums, and then to a second main circular courtyard (Olugya) located on the hilltop, surrounded by a reed fence. and we @Trojenn tours believe to be the best tour operator option for this and more historical discoveries around kampala City.