Busoga Babirye Nadiope (who died in 2004). The main palace residence is a legacy of the British colonial government, which donated it in 1914. The source of the Nile, the world's second-longest river, at Lake Victoria was discovered by John Speke and is an internationally known attraction. This former waterfall was submerged in November 2011 by the Bujagali Dam. Southern Busoga is bordered by Lake Victoria, whose coastline runs from Jinja east to the Kenyan border. This nonprofit cultural organization is headquartered in Boston. Twegaite's main objective is to revitalize Busoga's economy, health and education. Busoga Busoga is a traditional Bantu
John Hanning Speke variety of tropical diseases once they went inland. By 7 November 1857 they had traveled over 600 miles on foot and donkey and they reached Kazeh (Tabora), where they rested and recuperated among Arab slave traders who had a settlement there. In Kazeh Burton became gravely ill and Speke went temporarily blind as they travelled further west. After an arduous journey, the two arrived in Ujiji in February 1858 and became the first Europeans to reach Lake Tanganyika (although Speke was partially blind at this point and could not properly see the lake). They decided to explore the lake but