Sub- imperialism
 Buganda Kingdom lies in the southern part of Uganda, the
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people are Abaganda - Bantus
During partition of Africa, British took over Uganda due to
the Christian Revolution that had taken place in
Buganda where the Muslim rulers were swept away
The battle of Mengo had also taken palace between the
Catholics and the Protestants
Protestants won the war and held key political positions
There was dramatic change as the young
people(Christians) gained power instead of the traditional
rulers
 In 1894, the British saw Buganda as an area to apply indirect
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rule due to the good administrative structures on the ground e.g.
Kabaka- King
Katikiro -Prime Minister
Omulamuzi- Chief justice
Omuwanika- treasurer
Lukiko- Parliament
Bataka- Provinces
SazaCounties under Miruka
However, the ruling kabaka saw that he was losing power called
his people to expel the British, the rebellion failed because the
chiefs refused to support him.
He fled and joined Bunyoro in resisting
 The British then employed the use of Buganda troops led by
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Semei Kakunguru to fight Bunyoro that was defeated in 1894
Kakunguru was a gifted soldier
Buganda was rewarded by Bunyoro lands- “the lost counties”
British appointed Buganda chiefs to administer Bunyoro on
behalf of the British
Hostility between Buganda and Bunyoro intensified
Buganda took Nyoro lands
They taxed the Nyoro, Buganda chiefs enriched themselves at
the expense of Nyoro
Cultural imposition-Introduced their language in Nyoro
 Bunyoro did not like the Ganda sub-imperialsm
 So they rebelled – the Nyangire rebellion –meaning
“ I have refused the Ganda”
Chiefs from Nyoro came together and led their people to
fight and remove the alien chiefs
They refused to pay taxes
Refused to obey orders
Burnt all the houses of the Ganda chiefs who fled the area
British punished the Nyoro and jailed the chiefs but replaced
the Ganda chiefs with local Nyoro chiefs
 Other parts of Uganda was also conquered using the Ganda
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soldiers led by Kakunguru they invaded Busoga and
Bukedi,
Kakuguru collaborated because he wanted wealth and
power
So he used Ganda soldiers to conquer other parts of
Uganda for the British
In 1899, Kakunguru moved to northern part of Uganda to
conquer the Teso and the Langi- these were Nilotes and
spoke a different language
He was successful in the attack, divided the area into
counties and imposed Buganda's administrative system
 Kakunguru later handed the area to the British and many
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Ganda’s were sent there by the British as Chiefs
He later defeated the Gishu, divided the area into counties
under Ganda chiefs
In 1903 he gave them to the British
1906, Kakunguru was put in control of Busoga and the
president of the Lukiko ( his reward?)
1912 he was pushed over and the British took over,
He became upset the British had ditched him
1914, he joined the Bamalaki to rebel against the British
Buganda Agreement of 1900
 Many Buganda collaborated with the British
 Due to the support in conquest an agreement was arrived at
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that:
1. Formalized Buganda as a separate entity from Ugandaright to rule themselves/ governed its own territory –
reward? In return- tax all people in Uganda
2.Continued existence of the Lukiko( to this day)
3.Chiefs became owners of land in Buganda, before land
was controlled by Kabaka/community
4.Bunyoro lost counties transferred to Buganda kingdom
The agreement gave the chiefs great economic power