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PICTORIAL: President Yoweri Museveni has met Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi who paid a courtesy call on him at State House, Entebbe on Friday. The King of Buganda’s delegation was led by the Kattikiro Charles Peter Mayiga. Uganda’s State House did not give details of the discussion, but posted photographs of …

Nkangi, the man who saved the soul of Buganda’s power By Andrew S. Kaggwa One Sunday in 1964, a young man called Mayanja Nkangi was going about his normal business when someone stopped him and said: “We want you to be a Katikkiro. The lukiiko (Buganda parliament) are annoyed with …

VIDEO: Buganda Kingdom is mourning the death of its former Katikiro Joash Mayanja Nkangi who passed on this morning. In a message, the Katikiro of Buganda Charles Peter Mayiga described Nkangi as a key pillar during Mutesa II’s reign and one who stood firm to protect the kingdom during the times …

  Ahead of the annual Kabaka birthday run scheduled for April, the Prime Minister of Buganda Kingdom Charles Peter Mayiga on Feb.24 addressed a press conference at the Ministry of Health headquarters in Kampala where he revealed that this year’s proceeds will go towards tackling sickle cell disease. While previously …

VIDEO: There was drama after two ministers nearly fought during a fiery Buganda parliamentary Caucus meeting in Kampala. The scuffle started when ICT state minister Aida Nantaba compared Lands State Minister Persis Namugwanya to a Local Council 1 chairperson during debate on stopping the rampant land evictions witnessed in Buganda kingdom. …

Is Katikkiro’s third book Uganda: `7-Key Idea’ a presidential manifesto? The Katikkiro (Prime Minister) of Buganda, Charles Peter Mayiga, has demonstrated leadership skills most especially in the Buganda kingdom. From his humble upbringing in Masaka, he has illustrated like others, the seed of service and leadership the Christian missionary White …

THE LAST WORD: By Andrew M. Mwenda How 50 years have not changed the nature of the confrontation between the central government, traditional authorities Exactly 50 years since Prime Minister Milton Obote attacked the palace of Sir Edward Mutesa, the King of Buganda, President Yoweri Museveni has attacked the palace …

VIDEO: Buganda Kingdom plans to put idle land into use to increase its income. Focus is on construction, with the kingdom planning to put the 216 acres of Mengo palace land to use through public private partnership. Buganda is one of the biggest landlords in Uganda with a lot of …

1900 Buganda agreement ghosts return to haunt Kabaka’s government A group of Buganda youth recently besieged the Mengo headquarters of Bulange demonstrating against what they said was Katikkiro Charles Peter Mayiga failure to prevent the Buganda Land Board (BLB) from harassing people. According to the youth it is Mayiga’s reluctance …

Johnson Muyanja Ssenyonga has trounced Theodore Ssekikubo in polls for chairperson of the influential Buganda Parliamentary Caucus. Ssenyonga, Member of Parliament (MP) for Mukono South, replaces now State minister for tourism also Mityana North MP Godfrey Kiwanda Ssuubi. Ssenyonga was declared winner by the returning officer, also Masaka Municipality MP Mathias Mpuuga Nsamba after …