The close-knit life of Nubians is what keeps their culture

Nubian art craft exhibition

Nubian art craft exhibition.  PHOTO | MORGAN MBABAZI



When Kamal Bilal was a young boy in the 1950s, Kirasa village on the outskirts of Masindi town was still decades away from being flooded by other tribes. The village was home only to the Nubians.

“Nubians used to live communally, usually occupying an entire village where no other ethnic groups lived,” said Bilal, now aged 69.