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Inside Kakapel cave where a dog sacrifice unified the Bukusu, Teso

Beautiful caves of Kakapel National Monument and cultural centre in Teso North. The inscriptions are said to be hundreds of years old. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]

Nestled in a rocky forested area in the South Angurai Ward of Busia County, Kakapel Museum is a quiet and serene little haven where the chirping of birds welcomes visitors.

Indigenous trees, undisturbed over the years, are entangled with giant creepers along footpaths to caves and are a repository of ancient history of the Bukusu, Teso and the Twa believed to have once lived in the area.

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