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Banyala culture has acquired cultural aspects of the surrounding Baganda and Banyoro. But they still maintain their language and cultural identity. The cultural head of the banyala is the "Ssabanyala". The Ssabanyala heads the clans of the Banyala, their customs and traditions. He is elected from
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Banyala had different heads before coming under Buganda. "Mabeyo" was the first, with his seat was in Kiyange. He was followed by "Zilimbela" whose seat was in "Kalunyu". This was succeeded by "Byalufu" whose seat was in "Wunga Kyambelwa". He was succeeded by "Mukongo" whose seat was in "Kirasa".
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Banyala were initially called "Bagele". They were porters and builders. One day one of them was roofing Kablega's house, and to ensure that it did not leak, he urinated on top of it to see whether his urine would sip through. The king's guards saw him, arrested him and published him. The "Bagere"
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