Kakiri

Kakiri
Kakiri research site
Kakiri
Location in Uganda
Coordinates: 00°25′12″N 32°23′24″E / 0.42000°N 32.39000°E / 0.42000; 32.39000
Country Uganda
RegionCentral Region of Uganda
DistrictWakiso District
Elevation
3,870 ft (1,180 m)
Population
 (2020 Estimate)
  Total
28,100

Kakiri is a town located in Wakiso District in the Central Region of Uganda. Kakiri is the site of the headquarters of the first division of the Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF). It is also the hometown of Gilbert Bukenya, who represents the town and the surrounding constituency of Busiro North in the parliament of Uganda and is a former vice president of Uganda.