UGANDA 



UGANDA is the most northerly as well as the most 

 powerful negro kingdom on the Victoria Nyanza. It 

 is governed by a Kabaka (or King) assisted by a 

 Prime Minister, a Parliament, a Chief Justice, and a 

 Treasurer. Kampala is the headquarters of the 

 administration. 



In 1894 a British Protectorate was proclaimed over 

 the territory of Uganda, which included only the 

 country subject to King Mwanga : this protectorate has 

 since been extended by the additions of territories 

 bordering Uganda and known as Usoga, Unyoro, Ankole, 

 Buddu, and Koko. The official capital and head- 

 quarters is Entebbe, situated on the shores of Victoria 

 Nyanza at Murchison Bay. Entebbe, the principal port 

 of Uganda, is in direct communication with the East 

 Africa Protectorate by steamboats which run across the 

 lake to Port Florence on Kavirondo Gulf. 



Stanley's visit to Mutesa (1875) was fraught with 

 important consequences, as it led to the introduction of 

 Christianity into the country. This notorious, cruel, 

 and bloodthirsty king, anxious to find a more satis- 

 factory religion than fetishism and ancestor- worship, was 

 initiated into the principles of the Christian Religion by 

 Stanley. This was followed by the advent of mission- 

 aries, an event which led to many complications, for 

 in religious matters Mutesa proved to be as fickle as he 



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