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Walukaga forging glowing iron in a traditional Buganda workshop while teaching apprentices the art of blacksmithing.

Walukaga the Master Blacksmith

Across the fertile lands of Buganda, long before modern factories and machines transformed daily life, blacksmiths occupied a special place in society. Their work supplied communities with tools for farming, equipment for hunting, household items, and objects used in ceremonies. Among these craftsmen, none was remembered more fondly in local tradition than Walukaga, a gifted blacksmith whose reputation spread far

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