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Mamba Site is part of Lake Wamala and well known for its delicacy “emamba” (lung fish) and is of traditional and cultural significance to the people of Buganda. It is believed that 4,000 years ago Lake Wamala was part of Lake Victoria, but it receded to its current state. Lake Wamala derives its name from the last King “Wamala” of the Bachwezi dynasty, who founded the Kitara territory that covered the central (including Buganda), western and southern parts of Uganda and part of northern Tanzania, western Kenya and eastern Congo during the Bronze Age.
Legend has it that King Wamala disappeared into Lake Wamala at a site near Lubajja fishing village called Nakyegalika and his spirit resides in the lake. Lake Wamala experienced shrinking and recovery of water levels in the early and late 1990s. While recovery has been observed, it has not reached its original levels (250 sq. km), creating fears that the lake may be drying up. Unlike other sites along Lake Wamala which are used for spiritual purposes Mamba site is a commercial site with fishing as the main activity.
Lake Wamala’s wetlands contain endangered species of birds and animals including the Sitatunga or marshbuck known as “enjobe” in Luganda dialect.