Kyankwanzi is situated along the "cattle corridor," heavily inhabited by the cattle-keeping
Banyankole and
Banyarwanda residents. As such, Kyankwanzi has long been known to the public as the location of the National Leadership Institute (NALI), a government institute, established here because of the history of the
Ugandan Bush War by the
National Resistance Movement to train national leaders in the public service, military, government security organs and willing members of the populace. When the Act of
Parliament ordered inception of a new district in Kiboga North County, formerly part of
Kiboga District, the town became the eponym of the district because of people's historical association of the place with the region. The
Kyankwanzi District Headquarters' seat is rather in Butemba Town, located closer to Kampala-Hoima Road. ==Points of interest==