A site of Buganda’s rich cultural heritage reflected in the diverse material culture | THE INDEPENDENT | A top a sprawling hill located in Nasanna- Wakiso district, in a small village called Katooke, about 12km from Kampala, is the Wamala tombs. This cultural site is burial ground of Buganda’s 29thKing, …
Read More »GEN JEJE ODONGO: Buganda is not being targeted
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Internal Affairs Gen. Jeje Odongo has told parliament that government cannot trace 31 of the 44 who have allegedly been kidnapped in the country in the past month. He said seven of the cases he has investigated were not kidnapped but …
Read More »COMMENT: Museveni, Buganda can make peace
There is a peaceful way forward to a permanent solution between Buganda and the government after elections COMMENT | ABBEY KIBIRIGE SEMUWEMBA | Thanks to President Yoweri Museveni’s speech after being declared the winner of the 2021 elections, Uganda’s post presidential election is fast turning into a debate on Buganda …
Read More »Housing Finance Bank inks housing deal with Buganda Kingdom
Uganda’s housing deficit stands at 2.4 million units, out of which 210,000 are in urban areas Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Uganda’s Housing Finance Bank has inked a business deal with the Buganda Land Board and the Chinese construction firm, Guoji Group Company, to provide mortgage facilities to prospective …
Read More »Behind Museveni’s ‘Sectarianism’ talk
He should be harmonising and reconciling a divided country, say critics Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Why exactly did President Yoweri Museveni sound angry just hours after being announced winner of the Jan.14 presidential election? Museveni, 76, beat 10 other contestants including a 25 year old novice. Museveni …
Read More »Don’t blame party loss on Buganda – Mukono NRM mobilizers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement (NRM) mobilisers in Mukono district have asked the party leaders not to attribute the party’s loss to Buganda. Following the poor performance of the NRM in Kampala for Presidential and MP polls, President Museveni said in a televised national address …
Read More »Katikkiro Mayiga defends Buganda
Katikkiro says NRM should not accuse but address issues in Buganda Kampala, Uganda | URN & THE INDEPENDENT | Katikkiro Charles Peter Mayiga has dismissed the talk of sectarian voting in Buganda during the presidential and parliamentary elections. He has instead put the spotlight on the voting in other parts of …
Read More »Buganda demands ‘visibly free’, non-violent election
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Buganda Kingdom has tasked the Electoral Commission to organize a ‘visibly free and fair election’ so that the results can in turn be accepted by the general public. Charles Peter Mayiga, the Katikkiro (Prime Minister) of Buganda made the demand during his address to journalists …
Read More »Chaos at Bulange-Mengo as protesters demand to meet Katikiro Mayiga
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Buganda loyalists from various parts of Kampala stormed Bulange-Mengo to meet the Katikiro Charles Peter Mayiga to protest the security raid on a thanksgiving event organised by Mbogo clan leaders in Mityana district on Saturday last week. A security team comprising police and the …
Read More »Kabaka Mutebi in Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II has today held talk with President Uhuru Kenyatta at State House, Nairobi. He later also met Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga. A statement from State House Nairobi indicated that the visit by the Kabaka of Buganda to Kenya offered …
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