This is a brief summary of the path to a Ganda traditional wedding which is actually a combination of three separate ceremonies with distinct objectives:

a) Kukyala(the visit) - where the groom-to-be expresses his wish to marry the girl which is organized by the Ssenga and a few relatives. After this the guy and girl would leave the parent’s homestead.

b) Kwanjula(the introduction) - occured 9months or more after kukyala, where the girl and guy give the girl’s parents gifts from the fruits of their labors - that’s why there is food (from the garden), animals (from the farm), other things (handiwork or trading). This ceremony is meant to be attended by about 6 people and should fit in the sitting room of the parent’s house (Thats where we go wrong nowadays)

c) Mbaga (the wedding) - where the parents call their friends and the whole village to show off their kids in marriage. The bride and groom walk around the compound, oku daala daala, hence ekidaala where people sit watching the ceremonies. The parents of both sides also meet for the first time (okumanyagana)

So we the young generation have convoluted what our fore-fathers put in place and now want to remove it totally.