Uganda
The people of Uganda have had many types of governments during their long history, but until the coming of British Colonialism, there was no central government. Originally government was in the hands of the tribal groups who elected their own leaders and made their own laws, which all members of their group were expected to follow. Later some central authority was given to the kings of the various tribes, including the largest of these, the Buganda, whose ruler, the Kabaka, was considered the king and had ultimate authority over his people and their land ( Cavendish, 31). Mutesa II, whose full name was Sir Edward William David Walugembe Mutebi Luwangula Mutesa, was the Kababa of the East African State of Buganda, which is now part of Uganda from 1939 to 1953, and again from 1955 to 1966 (Thompson, 134). During the 1940’s although he was nominally king, Mutesa was essentially controlled by the British resident and his Katikiro, or prime minister, and was personally unpopular. In 1953, when elimination of the privileged position of king of Buganda within the protectorate of Uganda seemed imminent, Mutesa II took an unyielding stand in meetings with the governor of Uganda so as not to completely alienate many of his increas . . .
ingly suspicious and anti-British subjects. During their years of power, the structure of both local and national government dissolved as leaders were appointed and dismissed at whim (Creed, 67). The High court has full jurisdiction over criminal and civil cases in the entire country. The urban authorities are comprised of Kampala City Council, 13 municipal councils, and 18 town boards (Cavendish, 34). Both Milton Obote and Idi Amin adapted the government to suit themselves. Buganda leaders engineered Mutesa II’s return in 1955, as a constitutional monarch who still had a great deal of influence in the Buganda government. Under the constitution, Uganda is supposed to hold a national referendum after the current system has been put through a trial period. Below the NRC was a hierarchy of district, county, subcounty, parish, and village RCS, each with decision making authority in that area.
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