The Basoga are the eastern neighbors of the Baganda.

They occupy the region between Lake Victoria and Lake Kioga the present districts of Kamuli, Jinja and Iganga. They make up about 8 per cent of the population.

Before the arrival of the Europeans, they had been subsistence farmers who also kept cattle, sheep, and goats.

They commonly maintained gardens for domestic use close to the homestead.

Early inhabitants of this region were Nilo-Hamitic tribes like the Langi und Iteso as well as the Bagisu (a Bantu tribe).

Subsequently, the Soga who had immigrated from the East expelled them and also adopted their traditions and lifestyle.