FULL LIST: Uganda’s Top 5 Richest Tribes In 2024

Most of us have always wondered about what the richest tribes in Uganda are, and in this article not only are we exposing who they are but also how the made their money.

1. BANYANKOLE

The richest tribe in Uganda currently are the Banyankole. Majority of the tribe is located in districts of Mbarara, Kiruhura, Sembabule, Bushenyi, Ibanda among others.There is also a good number of Banyankole in Central Uganda in districts of Kampala and Wakiso. These ones found in Kampala and Wakiso make up the biggest percentage of the ultra wealthy in the country.

2. BAGANDA

Located in the Central business district Kampala these are followed by the Baganda who are the second richest in the country. The Tribe has the biggest and richest cultural institution the Buganda kingdom with the Kabaka.The Baganda make up half that is 50% of the of the country’ s ultra- wealthy which is the biggest in the country.

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3. BAKIGA

The bakiga are the third richest tribe in Uganda, these are very close relatives the Banyakole as they come from the same Western region of the country. The Bakiga in the country are known for the high entrepreneurial mind in the country because they own the biggest number of supermarkets in Uganda coming only number two to indians in Uganda.

4. BATORO

Found in Western Uganda with the second most respected cultural institution the Tooro kingdom. The Batoro have got wealth from tourism.With the region being the most visited are also known as the tourism town of Fort Portal. This has developed the region hence rising the status of its people.

5. BASOGA

The Basoga rank 5th in the richest tribes in Uganda. Being the richest Tribe in Eastern Uganda, the tribe is popular for its poor rural areas but this has not affected a percentage of its population from making wealth.Most of the regions wealth has been got from its farming of sugarcane which has boosted the region’ s wealth in the recent years. There is also over 5% of its population found in the central district with large amounts of wealth in Kampala and Wakiso.