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Reviews of Impala Monument

• Carol Kuyo

  5

  Reviewed: 2024-05-11

  The monument represents the Impalas that originally occupied the present day Kampala. A long while ago, there used to be many Impalas on a certain hill in Kampala and as such, the hill was called 'Kasozi ka Impala,' meaning 'hill of the impala'. It is here that British administrator, Captain Fredrick Lord Lugard, established his camp in 1890 and it is also where the king of Buganda Kingdom would go and hunt. This is now the Old Kampala hill. The white man struggled to pronounce 'Kasozi ka Impala' and eventually settled on 'Ka impala' then later just removed the letter 'I'. And that is how the name 'Kampala' was born. And I think that's very cool. The monument was commissioned in October 2020. It is well kept and one can easily access it since it is just by the road and free for all. The tour was by Tembea Kampala Walking Tours (Check on Instagram).

• Ryan L

  5

  Reviewed: 2023-07-19

  A symbol of Kampala's rich history and heritage. This monument represents a time when impala antelopes roamed these very hills - hence the name "Kampala", which is derived from the Luganda phrase "kasozi k'empala", meaning "the hill of antelopes".

• hiram zziwa

  3

  Reviewed: 2022-10-10

  Just on the parliament avenue is this uniquely statue which talks about the first inhabitants and whose name turned into the capital city.. Impala- Kampala .