Twekobe aka Twekobe Palace is the official residence (building) for the
Kabaka of Buganda and it is located with in the
Lubiri (Buganda Palace).
Its Wiki Loves Monuments ID: UG-C-048.
Location
It is located in
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
Butikkiro is the official residence for the Katikkiro of Buganda in Uganda. it derives its name from the official residence Katikkiro and it is where he hosts the official guests when not at his office in Bulange building. Butikkiro also ac ...
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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 on the roof were made.
Idi Amin's torture chamber
In the 1970s, Twekobe's right wing was built and used by the Israelites and used as an armory but Idi Amin later used it as a torture chamber.
And it is believed that 26,000+ people were tortured and killed in that armory that Amin converted into a torture chamber.
Read also
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List of national cultural sites in Central Region, Uganda
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Kabaka of Buganda
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Buganda
Buganda is a Bantu peoples, Bantu kingdom within Uganda. The kingdom of the Baganda, Baganda people, Buganda is the largest of the traditional kingdoms in present-day East Africa, consisting of Buganda's Districts of Uganda, Central Region, inclu ...
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Butikkiro
Butikkiro is the official residence for the Katikkiro of Buganda in Uganda. it derives its name from the official residence Katikkiro and it is where he hosts the official guests when not at his office in Bulange building. Butikkiro also ac ...
References
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Buildings and structures in Kampala
Buganda
Monuments and memorials in Uganda
Royal residences in Uganda