 It was also the site of the shifting Kibuga (capital) of the different Bassekabaka (kings) of the Buganda Kingdom with each Kabaka (king) upon coronation or subsequently during their reign setting up their Kibuga (capital) on a new and or different hill as they wished or desired.The first written description of this Kibuga (capital) was by the explorer Richard Francis Burton in his book, "The Lake Region of East Africa" published in 1860.In the book, Burton relying on the information collected by Snay Bin Amir, an Arab trader, described the Kibuga as

In 1862, when explorer John Speke arrived in Buganda, the Kibuga (capital) was at Bandabarogo, present-day Banda Hill, and the reigning Kabaka (King) was Mutesa I.