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Igenge Palace
Igenge Palace also known as Igenge Hill Palace is the official royal residence for the Kyabazinga of Busoga Kingdom in present-day Uganda. Location located on Igenge hills in Wayange parish, Bugembe Town Council, Jinja City North division. Background Igenge palace was constructed in 1963 and Kyabazinga Wilberforce Nadiope was the first occupant. In mid 1970s, Idi Amin soldiers ransacked the palace and it was turned into military quarters after people abandoning it Renovation of the palace The renovation of Igenge Palace was done by the government of Uganda through the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development and the Ministry of Works, and Transport. In 2006-01-16, the Igenge palace renovation commenced using funding from the government of Uganda. The renovation works were done by Mugoya International who gave the palace a new look with a parameter wall constructed around the expansive palace The palace is a double-storey complex with a floor laid with m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jinja City
Jinja is a city in the Eastern Region of Uganda, located on the North shores of Lake Victoria. Location Jinja is in Jinja District, Busoga sub-region, in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is approximately , by road, east of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. It sits along the northern shores of Lake Victoria, near the source of the White Nile. The city sits at an average elevation of above sea level. History The city was founded in 1901 by British settlers. It was planned under colonial rule in 1948 by Ernst May, German architect and urban planner. May also designed the urban planning scheme for Kampala, creating what he called "neighborhood units." Estates were built for the ruling elite in many parts outside the center city. This led to the area's ' slum clearance' which displaced more than 1,000 residents in the 1950s. In 1954, the construction of the Owen Falls Dam submerged the Ripon Falls. Most of the "Flat Rocks" that gave the area its name disappear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Gabula
William Wilberforce Kadhumbula Gabula Nadiope IV (born 1 November 1988), the Gabula of Bugabula, is the reigning Kyabazinga of Busoga, a constitutional kingdom in modern-day Uganda. He is the fourth Kyabazinga of Busoga. Claim to the throne Gabula was born in Jinja on 1 November 1988. He is the son of Wilson Gabula Nadiope II, onetime minister of tourism in the Ugandan Cabinet, who died in 1991, and Josephine Nadiope, who died in 1993. His paternal grandfather is William Wilberforce Kadhumbula Nadiope III, who ruled as Kyabazinga from 1949 until 1955 and from 1962 until 1966. Nadiope III was also the first vice president of Uganda, from 1962 until 1966. Gabula Nadiope was unanimously elected by the ten Busoga Royal Chiefs who convened at Bugembe on 23 August 2014 for the purpose of electing a new Kyabazinga. Prince Edward Columbus Wambuzi, the eleventh Busoga Royal Chief, who was also contesting for the throne, did not attend the meeting. Gabula was unanimously approved by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Busoga
Busoga ( Lusoga: Obwakyabazinga bwa Busoga) is a kingdom and one of four constitutional monarchies in present-day Uganda. The kingdom is a cultural institution which promotes popular participation and unity among the people of the region through development programs to improve their standard of living. Busoga strives for a united people who have economic, social and cultural prosperity and assists the Kyabazinga. Busoga means "Land of the Soga", and is the kingdom of the 11 principalities of the Basoga or Soga (singular ''Musoga'') people. Its capital is Bugembe, near Jinja (Uganda's second-largest city, after Kampala). Busoga comprises ten districts: Kamuli, Iganga, Bugiri, Mayuge, Jinja, Luuka, and the new districts of Bugweri, Buyende, Kaliro and Bugweri. Each district is headed by an elected chairperson or a Local Council Five, and municipalities are headed by an elected mayor. Jinja is the industrial and economic hub of Busoga. Busoga is bordered on the north by shal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twekobe
Twekobe aka Twekobe Palace is the official residence (building) for the Kabaka of Buganda and it is located with in the Lubiri, Lubiri (Buganda Palace). Its Wiki Loves Monuments ID: UG-C-048. Location It is located in Mengo, Uganda, Mengo in Uganda. The royal mile known as Kabaka Anjagala Road (loosely translated as The Kabaka wants the road) stretches straight from Twekobe to the entrance of Bulange. History The Kabaka of Buganda is not allowed to occupy this residence if the Katikkiro of Buganda is not in the Butikkiro. The Nnamulondo (Kabaka throne) is kept in Twekobe. After the 1996 crisis in Buganda that led to the abolishment of Kingship in Uganda by Milton Obote, the Lubiri was returned to Buganda in 1997 by the central government of Uganda. In 1999, the Lubiri was renovated to enable host the Kabaka's wedding. In 2014, Buganda formed a board to oversee the re-development of the palace and its 250 acres of land. In 2016, Twekobe was renovated including repairs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
