The Kingdom of Buganda has seen rough times — not least during the 26 years when kingdom were abolished by Dr Milton Obote — but, perhaps, none as tumultuous as the 13-year period between 1884 and ...

History has demonised Kabaka (king) Danieri Basammula-Ekkere Mwanga II Mukasa as a ruthless leader, mostly for murdering what the world knows as the Uganda Martyrs. Not many have cared to turn the ...

A man like Joseph Mukasa was the personal servant of the Kabaka who supervised all his pages. He knew what he was getting himself into by confronting Kabaka Mwanga over the murder of Bishop Hannington ...

The agreement between Kooki and Buganda in full reads as follows: And we the undersigned Mwanga, king of Uganda [Buganda] and the Kamuswaga, hitherto independent king of Kooki, agree that we will ...

Kampala — I have been thinking about the Uganda Christian Martyrs, who were prosecuted on June 3,1886, at Namugongo and their significance to Uganda. I am now convinced that the Uganda Martyrs did not ...

The colonisation of Africa by European powers provoked an enormous amount of resistance from different quarters - both rulers and people - all over the continent. Conflict and frustration was sparked ...

The Kabaka's Trail offers a unique journey through Buganda's rich heritage shaped by it's Kabakas About 20 kilometres outside Kampala on Hoima Road on top of Wamala Hill, lies the tomb of the 29th ...

1-1000 AD-Some time in this period Oduduwa, son of supreme God, Olurun (Oludmare), founds dynasty of Kings (Ooni) at Ife. 500 AD-Kintu - semi-divine first Kabaka or king of Baganda. 1st - 2nd ...