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26-585: Nakayima Tree , as known as Nakayima tree shrine , Nakayima witch tree , or Embuga ya Nakayima , is an ancient historical tree and cultural heritage site in Mubende District in Uganda. It is among the oldest tree in Uganda with its age over 350 years. Nakayima tree is located 4 kilometers from Mubende town on a 700 feet tall Mubende hill also called Boma hill on the Kampala to Fort Portal highway that

52-604: A period of three days to a month. And when one's prayer request is answered by the gods he or she prayed through, they are expected to return with a sacrifice/offering to thank the god he or prayed through and also share some of the sacrifice with the other people on the Nakayima site. Only food that has been instructed to be brought by the gods is supposed to be brought by the pilgrim and be prepared only in Nabuzana's kitchen and shared with other pilgrims. The nine rooms at

78-400: Is 1480 metres above sea level and 172 kilometers West of Kampala. To reach Nakayima tree one takes 3 hours and 15 minutes drive from Kampala to Mubende hill. The Nakayima tree shrine sits on 10 acres of land. Mubende hill was the residential home for Nyakahuma (the oldest wife of Ndahura). Nakayima tree was named after Nakayima who was the priestess of Ndahura (the last Bachwezi king). Nakayima

104-663: Is also known as a producer of forest products, namely, timber and charcoal , both of which are tax revenue sources. The German company Global Woods AG has obtained a 50-year tree farming license from the National Forestry Authority for an area of 12,186 hectares on Ugandan state land in the Kikonda Forest Reserve. Global Woods plans to plant monocultures mainly of pine (Pinus caribaea, Pinus oocarpa) and eucalyptus (Eucalyptus grandis) trees on 8,000 hectares for later logging and to reserve

130-535: Is known as Mukoko (in Runyoro - Rutoro language) and its botanical name is sterculiaceae . Nakayima tree has a height of 40 meters, it occupies a surface area of 20 feet on land, it has buttress roots extending 50 metres away from the main tree, and it has encloses 9 rooms that are believed to have powers to heal, give happiness and life. Close to the tree buttress are three scared fire places which are ever burning namely Ddungu, Bamweyena, Kiwanuka and Kalisa. Ddungu

156-604: Is most prominent in the Nsambya Sub-country area with maize, beans, and rice produced, as well as tobacco leaves. Nsambya crop produce is marketed in the regional town of Hoima and the capital Kampala , where traders from urban areas and as far as in South Sudan and Kenya make purchases. Food crops, both for cash and subsistence purposes, include the following: Utilizing the rich soil, the Kyankwanzi area

182-414: Is regards as god for the hunters, Baweyena as a god for prosperity, Kiwanuka is a good for war and army commander, while Kalisa is the god for cattle keepers. Nakayima tree is divided into nine rooms found in the buttress roots which include the four rooms for King Ndahura, two for Jajja Musoke, two for Kilunda, one for Nalongo Mukasa and one for Nakayima. Ndahura is referred to as The healer of smallpox, it

208-533: Is the northwestern frontier of the Buganda Kingdom, overseen from the Ssingo county seat of Mityana . Once belonging to Bunyoro , as Rugonjwa Sub-county, Nsambya Sub-county in the northwest was won by the Buganda Kingdom in the battles in the 1890s under Kabaka Mwanga II 's rule. In 1991, the national population census estimated the district population at 43,500. The next national census in 2002 estimated

234-497: Is where people who want to heal from small pox go to pray. The rooms have figurines of the gods they were named after. Women must dress in long garments which are not trousers and also when they are not allowed to visit the tree when they are in their menstruation period. The tree branches are not supposed to be cut, and those that fall are not supposed to be used for any purpose such as cooking but they are left to rot on their own. Only food that has been instructed to be brought by

260-653: The East African Rift running across the Hoima District. The altitude is roughly 1,000–1,200 meters above sea level. Kyankwanzi District was carved out of Kiboga District by Act of Parliament in July 2010, with eight sub-counties in Kiboga North County. Prior to the creation, district services operated from Kiboga Town , approximately 35 kilometres (22 mi) from Butemba. Further in

286-687: The Ugandan Bush War of 1981-86 from cattle-herding Kyankwanzi under the direction of President Museveni . Up to this day, Kyankwanzi serves as the strong foothold of the NRM and hosts the National Leadership Institute that provides training to serving military troops and public servants of Uganda. Meanwhile, Butemba was chosen as the district seat for accessibility and land availability reasons. The district has only one county, Kiboga West County. Culturally, Kyankwanzi

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312-562: The 1990s availability of land resources to attract farmers from around the country. It is now inhabited by the Soga and Masaba peoples in the east, and the Kiga and Fumbira peoples from Kigezi in the southwest, as well as indigenous Baganda , Banyoro , and the cattle-keeping Ankole people / Rwandans with some Congolese refugees. Almost all residents are at least bilingual. Crop husbandry , livestock keeping , logging / charcoal-making are

338-480: The Nakayima tree; Mubende District Mubende District is bordered by Kyankwanzi District to the north, Kiboga District and Kassanda to the northeast and Mityana District to the east. Gomba District and Sembabule District lie to the south, Kyegegwa District to the southwest and Kibaale District to the northwest of Mubende District. Mubende , the district headquarters, is located approximately 172 kilometres (107 mi), by road, west of Kampala ,

364-501: The capital of Uganda , and the largest city in that country. The coordinates of Mubende District are:00 36N, 31 24E. The district covers an area of approximately 4,620 square kilometres (1,780 sq mi). It comprises three counties, namely Buwekula , Kassanda and Kasambya . The district has eighteen sub-counties and one town council which include: Kassanda is no longer among its counties. It has been confirmed to be an independent district. The 1991 population census estimated

390-596: The district include: Kyankwanzi District Kyankwanzi District is the westernmost district in the Central Region of Uganda and Buganda Kingdom , bordering Bunyoro . The district headquarters are in Butemba Town. The Kyankwanzi District borders Nakaseke District to the east across the Mayanja River , Kiboga District to the south-east, Mubende District and Kibaale District to

416-506: The district population at about 277,500. In 2002 the national census estimated the population of the district to be about 423,450 people of whom (50.3%) were males and (49.7%) were female, with an annual population growth rate of 3.6%. It is estimated that in 2012, the population of the district was about 610,600. The major economic activity in Mubende District is agriculture with emphasis on food crops like: Cash crops grown in

442-532: The gods is supposed to be brought by the pilgrim to the shrine and be prepared only in Nabuzana's kitchen and shared with other pilgrims. Pilgrims are only supposed to turn their backs to the Nakayima tree when they are leaving the place. And can not leave until they have reached the main entrance. Pilgrims are not supposed to wave goodbye to their gods after prayers but they have to just have to walk away slowly. Nakayima tree attracts tourists and pilgrims from with in Uganda and also globally who are allowed to enter

468-492: The past, Kyankwanzi District was carved out of Kiboga District. The reasons given for forming the district included the long distances that residents had to travel to access district services at Kiboga. The district name derives from Kyankwanzi Town , 20 km farther away from Kampala-Hoima Road, as the region is historically associated with the National Resistance Movement (NRM), which started

494-531: The population at 120,600. In 2012, the population was estimated at 182,900. In 2009, Kyankwanzi Sub-county, then under the Kiboga District, was recorded as the poorest administrative area in the Central Region, with 38 percent of the population living on less than US$ 1.00 a day. Kiboga and Kyankwanzi are popular destinations for rural-to-rural migration in Uganda. The government announced in

520-463: The rest "for conservation". Local farmers were driven from the land, ending the traditional practice of grazing cattle in the woods and making charcoal for cooking and the market. Global Woods sells carbon credits , which allow the purchaser to emit more greenhouse gases than the limit agreed in the Kyoto Protocol and later international climate conferences. Carbon certificates are also

546-544: The site at any time they want with no restriction of the time they spend inside the shrine. The visitors/tourists pay 5,000 UGX (in 2023) or more which is used for managing and maintenance the site around the Nakayima tree. People visit the tree to pray, sing and also give and burn their offerings/sacrifices to their gods who can manifest in any form which includes a dog or cat. The offerings can be in form of money, animals, cereals, grains, coffee beans, animal products such as milk, ghee among other items and they are placed under

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572-612: The south-west across the Lugogo River , and Hoima and Masindi districts to the north across the River Kafu . The district headquarters in Butemba Town on the Bukwiri-Kyankwanzi Road are approximately 160 kilometres (99 mi) by road from Kampala , the nation's capital. The district has lush green forests and prairies with only minor elevation differences as it is the plateau behind the western fork of

598-474: The subject of a speculative financial market. Public transport to Kyankwanzi District is chiefly made up of long-distance bus services which connect Kampala with the Bunyoro capital of Hoima. Taxis, both in wagons and sedans, connect major trading centres such as Bukwiri, Ntwetwe, Kyenda, Ntunda, and Kikonda with Kiboga. Kyankwanzi is served by taxis from Bukwiri and Bukomero, beside the training participants at

624-553: The three major economic activities in the district. Because the Kyankwanzi District is located along the cattle corridor that crosses the country from south-west to north-east, many residents are of Banyankole / Banyarwanda origin who pasture Ankole cattle in the vast woodland. Cattle-keeping is mostly concentrated on Kapeke, Kyankwanzi, Nsambya Sub-county areas. In these areas, weekly or bi-monthly cattle markets are set up in major trading centers. Crop husbandry

650-420: The tree or some offering such as millet, sim sim and sorghum are scattered around the Nakayima tree. The offerings such as money are put in baskets called Ebigali. Nakayima tree does not grant prayers for those who want to befall their enemies or do evil acts. Some believers claim that Nakayima appears to them with instructions in their dreams on what to do in order for their prayer requests to be answered with in

676-438: Was believed to be a go between Ndahura and the community. Nakayima was believed to have vanished into the tree thus the name Nakayima tree. Nakayima is a known as god of wealth and power. The locals believe that the Nakayima tree gives power, fertility, heals diseases, good omen among other things when they consult it. It is believed that the Nakayima tree served as a fence for King Ndahura's palace. Nakayima tree species name

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