V 
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 Peligion 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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