Joseph Mukasa Balikuddembe was born in Mawokota County, bordering Lake Victoria in the kingdom of Buganda. His father, Kajwayo, was a member of the kayozi or Giant Rat clan and his mother was a cousin of Mazinga, one of Kajwayo’s eight wives and a member of the Nyoro tribe. Mukasa was brought up by Mazinga, but at the age of six was sent to live in the household of a man named Kabadzi....