On November 30, 1953, the Kabaka of Buganda, Sir Edward Muteesa II, was bundled onto a military jet and flown to Britain. While Muteesa’s forced exile is widely mentioned by scholars especially ...

Hero’s welcome. Former Kabaka of Buganda Edward Muteesa (C) is welcomed by religious leaders at Kibuli mosque in Kampala following his return from exile in 1955. PHOTOS COURTESY OF FAUSTIN ...

Muteesa did not break the spirit of resentment exhibited by his subjects back home. He stood his ground to the demands of the Lukiiko, which also included Buganda’s Independence from the ...

According to archaeologists at Kyambogo University, it was beneath this tree that the 30th Kabaka of Buganda, Ssekabaka Walugembe Muteesa I, met British explorer Henry Morton Stanley in the late ...

Muteesa I Royal University (MRU) was inspired and initiated by Ssabasajja Kabaka Muwenda Mutebi II and promoted by the Executive Committee of Buganda Kingdom, headed by the Katikiro.

THE Buganda kingdom minister for gender and community development, Apollonia Mugumbya, has criticised the Catholic Church in Uganda for playing down the role of the kingdom in the establishment ...

The tombs are home to the remains of four kings of Buganda—Kabaka Muteesa I, Muteesa II, Mwanga, and Daudi Chwa—each playing a significant role in the history of Uganda. But the Kasubi Tombs ...

The Buganda kingdom minister for gender and community development, Apollonia Mugumbya, has criticised the Catholic Church in Uganda for playing down the role of the kingdom in the establishment ...

Analysis - Upon return from exile in 1955, Kabaka Edward Muteesa II embarked on a tour of Buganda Kingdom, and in 1959 he visited Kyambalongo County; know to the Banyoro as Buyaga County.