Uganda Culture In Mbale

Origins and Background of Inzu Ya Masaaba
Mount Elgon is a bit of a secret. Its mesmerising beauty and the unhurried tempo of the surrounding communities make this region an ideal place to relax, breathe in plenty of fresh air and be refreshed. It is also at the heat of the Masaba land.
It is also an ancient mountain, a volcano that has been standing solitary and silent for millennia, its base one of the largest in the world, its springs feeding numerous rivers and waterfalls, its rich soil nourishing communities across two countries and where you can wander the uncrowded trails to its summit at over four thousand meters (or fourteen thousand feet).
It is on this some mountain where the Inzu Ya Masaaba is situated in the Eastern region of Uganda. Mount Elgon is at the heart of Masaaba land. Inzu Ya Masaaba is the home to Mbale Town and its neighboring districts.
Today the Bamasaaba believ that their ancestors were called Mundu and Sera whom tradition says came from Ethiopian Highlands and settled at the peak of Mt. Masaaba (Elgon). Their early life seems to have been anti-social, almost based on the principle “survival of the fittest. The earliest immigrants of Bugisu (Masaaba) are believed to have moved into the Mt Elgon area during the 16th century.