Kiga people, or Abakiga (“people of the mountains”), are a Bantu ethnic group of northern Rwanda and southern Uganda. The Kiga speak a Bantu language called Rukiga.They are sometimes referred to as the Chiga or Kiga, while the singular form is Omukiga.
The Bakiga inhabit Kabale and part of Rukungiri districts. They occupy the counties of Ndorwa, Rubanda, Rukigain Kabale and parts of Kinkizi and Rubando counties in Rukungiri districts. Due to overpopulation, the Bakiga have been migrating to other parts of Uganda especially t Kabarole, Rukungiri, Kasese, Hoima, Masindi and Mubende districts; and Rwampara, Ruhuma and Ibanda counties of Mbarara district. They have also settled in Masaka and Rakai districts. They are a physically strong people. They speak Rukiga, a Bantu language.