A kingdom within a republic: Inside Uganda’s Buganda
The Buganda Kingdom is headed by a king, known as the Kabaka, and has its own traditional institutions, including the Great Lukiiko, which the kingdom describes as its parliament, and an administration headed by the Katikkiro, or prime minister.
Owek Israel Kazibwe Kitooke, Buganda’s minister of information and official spokesperson, said from the kingdom’s administrative headquarters in Kampala that Kabaka Chwa I formed an alliance of five clans in the early 14th century: The Ffumbe, Lugave, Nnonge, Njaza and Nnyonyi.
Owek Israel Kazibwe, minister of information for the Kingdom of Buganda, speaks to Al Jazeera during an interview at the kingdom’s administrative headquarters in Kampala [Laith Mushtaq/Al Jazeera]The kingdom was placed under a British protectorate in 1894.
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