Uganda's Twin River- Ssezibwa

Ssezibwa was born by a woman called Nakangu Tebatesa wife of Nsubuga Ssebwato. Nakangu while pregnant got misunderstandings with her husband and she returned to her father’s house but her Dad advised her mother that she returns to her marital home after the third day. She was escorted by the mother who left her a little distance close to her home. She walked on but as she approached home she got so tired and decided to rest in a bush nearby. It’s here that she gave birth to a two-stream of water, meaning she became a Nnalongo (a woman who gives birth to two children (twins) in one birth).

 A man had seen her enter the bush so he told Nsubuga that he had seen his wife and together they went into the bush. She heard them and called out to them. They found Nakangu had just given birth to water already.

At night Nsubuga had a reviling dream in which he saw his child in a bush. The traditional leaders confirmed to him that his wife had given birth to a river.

So he went vesting and later it became known that his wife had given birth to Wasswa- who came to be known as Ssezibwa which again means (the one with the right way) and Kato, another river in Nyenga, called Mubeya River.

Ssezibwa Falls

Since then this place has been important in Buganda kingdom that  Kabaka Danieri Basammula Ekkere Mwanga II Mukasa planted a tree there. It is called the Nkalati tree. One of the biggest trees around

The sitting kabaka of Buganda kabaka Ronald Fredrick Muwenda Mutebi ii officially opened this cultural site in 2002 and planted a tree as well.

From then, Ssezibwa falls is a cultural site that marvels. The scene falls violently pour through a rocky channel and onto a peaceful bed. The surrounding of trees the mountain lawns, birds singing their natural habitat, the monkeys chirping poetries nature’s splendor.

The Ssezibwa Falls are located 35km east of Kampala City in the vanilla-growing district of Mukono. To reach the falls one able to see a sugarcane plantation and is also exposed to village life with households growing food on small gardens for home consumption.

A ride or a walk into Ssezibwa is a canopy setup of trees, a cool shade, a gate made reeds and a scenic view of violent white and brown water guising down the peaceful waterbed. This is some 10 kilometers of a murram road to a village called Kayanja of murram.

it is a place where any tourist will find tranquillity for relaxation purposes with a restaurant and bar as they learn about the rich history of Buganda and the falls with a river that flows into Lake Kyoga.

Among the activities a tourist would enjoy include; Camping, Nature-guided walks, Bird watching, Boat drive/canoeing, Community walks, Hiking, Mountain biking, Primate Walks and Rock climbing