Legendary tales has it that Ssezibwa was born of a woman called Nakangu Tebatesa, wife of Nsubuga Ssebwato. The mythical around the place is that Nakangu gave birth to two twine rivers of which the older one (Wasswa) was named Ssezibwa and the young one (Kato) named River Mubeya in Nyenga.
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Ssezibwa river falls in Buikwe district. Flows between the wetlands of Lake Victoria through Mukono district into Lake Kyoga in Kayunga District.
Ssezibwa falls
on Ssezibwa river is located about 3km off the Kampala-Jinja highway at Kayanja
trading center in Buikwe district. The river flows from the wetlands between Lake
Victoria into Lake Kyoga in Kayunga District.
According
to one of the falls tour guide Janet Kajumba the
place is so important in Buganda kingdom since it is believed to be the origin
where king (Kabaka) derives one of his title Ssabalongo which literally means
head of all twine fathers.
Legendary tales has it that Ssezibwa
was born of a woman called Nakangu Tebatesa, wife of Nsubuga Ssebwato. The mythical
around the place is that Nakangu gave birth to two twine rivers of which the
older one (Wasswa) was named Ssezibwa and the young one (Kato) named River Mubeya
in Nyenga.
The place has a number of caves where
traditional worshippers spend time praying and calling cultural sprits for
blessings. The place management charges shillings 5000 per individual as entrance.
Up the caves, they have also planted a nice bamboo forest where people for a
two hours walk. One is charged shillings 25, 000 for the walk.
