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The Bamasaaba are Bantu people inhabiting the eastern Ugandan districts of Sironko, Manafwa, Manjiya and Mbale. Closely related to the Bukusu of Western Kenya, they are a mainly agricultural people, farming millet, bananas and sorghum on small-holder plots. Maize became popular with the coming of Europeans in late 1890s.
The Bamasaaba are famous for their traditional male circumcision ceremonies, held every even year. In a three-day ceremony of dancing and feasting, preceding a couple of months preparations, the initiates are admitted into adulthood and expected to begin their formal contribution to the growth of their respective communities.
The term Bamasaaba is sometimes used interchangeably with the term BaGisu, even though the latter is actually a sub-group of the main Bamasaaba group.
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