Introduction to the kingdom bunyoro kitara lets talk. Empagi za bunyoro foundation is a non religious and not for profit making organization which thrives on bunyorokitaras cultural protection and conservation concerns especially amongst the respective communities. October 25, 2016 bunyoro prime ministers address in uk the omuhikirwa was in uk for the past two weeks been interacting with investors. The organization of the peoples who came to inhabit the area north of the nile river was mainly based on their clan structures. It is particularly given encouragement by the zeal to restore the once glorious cultural diversity of bunyorokitara kingdom. There is a shortage of work stations, as there is a total of five computers. The organization was then revived in 2016 with a new vision and determination to make. The first of these efforts is at the bunyorokitara community tele centre, where basic computing skills are taught. Bunyoro kitara north america started in 2009 by a group of enthusiastic leaders in maryland, usa. Bunyorokitara kingdom, general informations page 3 of 50 1. Bunyoro kitara one of the greatest kingdoms in east africa 200 years ago.
Bunyoro kitara kingdom history murungi oliver abwooli. Bigo is an encampment ditch that is six miles in circumference and twentytwo feet deep, enclosing two square miles. However, with the weakening of the bachwezi dynasty of bunyoro under the hapless leadership of wamara, the last of the bachwezi kings, the rise of the greater babito dynasty became an inevitability in. Bunyorokitara kingdom has not been involved in the negotiations of the oil deals so far struck between uganda government and the oil companies. Robert rubongoya, a mutooro living and working in kampala, has given all his five children names empaako without following the traditional naming rituals. This was a county of bunyoro ruled at the coming of the first europeans by. The omukama of bunyoro remains an important figure in ugandan politics, especially among the banyoro people of whom he is the titular head. As with buganda, bunyoro, and busoga, tooros monarchy was abolished in 1967 by the government of uganda, but was reinstated in. That bunyorokitara is only a skeleton of what it used to. The kingdom lasted as an independent state from the 16th to the 19th century. The major works are beatties study of bunyoro political institutions the bunyoro state and roscoes study of the royal household and rituals.
It was one of the most powerful kingdoms in east africa from the 16th to the 19th century. Bunyoro, east african kingdom that flourished from the 16th to the 19th century west of lake victoria, in presentday uganda. Bunyoro kitara empire covered most parts of uganda, northern tanzania and eastern congo and other countries in east africa in the 14th and 15th centuries under the bacwezi rule that succeeded the. Cultural resources are being destroyed by the ongoing oil drilling activities without permission from the omukama.
The kingdom continued to expand under its priestkings until about 1800, when it started to. Kitara was the base from which the hamites spread their civilization and political influence which covered large parts of the interlacustrine region of east africa. Crown, spears and drum, bunyorokitara kingdom page 3 of 30 remnants of the great kitara empire. Bunyoro empire was an empire in present day westerm, central, and southeastern uganda. Message from bunyoro kitara royal commission akakurato k. The kingdom bunyoro kitara was a very extensive, prestigious and famous at the height of its power. Most families originating from the land of empaako tooro in uganda, but living in multicultural and urban centres, are steadily losing the practice of giving empaako to their children with or without.
The kingdom of bunyorokitara is the remainder of a once powerful empire of kitara. Omukama of bunyoro is the title given to rulers of the east african kingdom of bunyorokitara. It was founded in 1830 when omukama kaboyo olimi i, the eldest son of omukama of bunyoro nyamutukura kyebambe iii of bunyoro, seceded and established his own independent kingdom. The kingdom of bunyorokitara arose and came to control much of the region, but smaller kingdoms, such as buganda and rwanda, grew along its periphery. Along the way the group lost the vision and the organization was put on hold. Henceforth i became an officially respected elder in bunyorokitara. The current ruler is solomon iguru i, the 27th omukama king of bunyorokitara. The kingdom is making strides in imparting modern telecommunication and digital information technology skills to our youth. Major settlement sites affiliated with bunyoro are ntusi and bigo. From wikipedia bunyoro is a kingdom in western uganda. It was successor to the mythic and mysterious kitara empire. Chwa ii kabalega 18 june 1853 6 april 1923, was the ruler or omukama of bunyoro in uganda from 1870 to 1899 when he was crowned king, he set out to develop his new empire via trade and especially the kibiro saltworks he defeated the british and the ottomans who sought to colonise his empire. There, peoples were organized into statesor kingdoms, as they were labeled by the earliest european visitors. The omukama of bunyorokitara, solomon gafabusa iguru in the year 2009 empango celebration ceremonies recognised this fact and awarded me one of bunyorokitaras highest knighthood.
He is closely related to the omukama of toro kingdom. Abamasaza is appointed by omukama king of bunyorokitara. Bunyoro kitara kingdom prime ministers xmass statement. The following are a few notes on each of the six lost counties. On 1 january 1894, the british declared war on bunyoro. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. This is the official facebook page for bunyoro kitara kingdom bkk. Socially, people were organised in strong clans with the royal clan of the kings, princes and princesses. It was one of the most powerful kingdoms in central and east africa from the th century to the 19th century.
Bunyorokitara kingdom royal order the most honourable. The kingdom bunyoro kitara was a very extensive, prestigious and famous at the height of its power socially, people were organised in strong clans with the royal clan of the kings, princes and princesses. Hm the omukama king of bunyorokitara kingdom and the bunyorokitara kingdom were restored by the amendment no. In this respect the northerners differed markedly from the peoples to the southwest of the nile. The empire of kitara empire of light, also known as bunyorokitara, refers specifically to the kingdom of the bakitara at the time of its greatest expansion, which had rulership that stretched throughout the nile valley and beyond. The ceremony will take place at kakumiro playground in bugangaizi county. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license.
Presently it is composed of three districts of kibaale, masindi, and hoima. In recent years, solomon iguri has promoted and developed the kingdom, such as establishing the institution of the association of the representatives of bunyorokitara. His word was highly respected and almost equated to the word from god. History the kingdom bunyoro kitara was a very extensive, prestigious and famous at the height of its power. Bunyoro was established by invaders from the north. The warriors will be awarded certificates and medals in a ceremony presided over by the current bunyoro kitara omukama dr solomon kabamba iguru. Bunyoro ministers visit kingdoms former territories in.
His reason, henry ford miirima is a brave defender of bunyorokitara kingdom. In conclusion, the royal commission wishes to emphasize that when bunyoro kitara kingdom is armed with enhanced management systems and governance structures, a strategic plan and a documented kingdom asset base, the kingdom will attract and enjoy support from all stakeholders. The banyoro historian, john nyakatura and beattie bunyoro, an african kingdom both wrote primers on the bunyoro, which serve as excellent overviews. The bunyorokitara grew into an empire in part because of its control of a rich source of salt, a valuable trade item in africalake albert. Like many other great kingdoms and empires which lost their powers and declined bunyoro kitara is no different. Absorbed into bunyorokitara in 1876, it reasserted its independence in 1891.
The omukama king rose to the throne in 1994, after his father, sir winyi iv of bunyoro, was annexed in 1967 by the ugandan government. Local traditions later came to associate the kingdom of kitara and 2. Hall of fame of the bunyorokitara kingdom wikipedia. All these areas were similarly identified with the empire of bunyoro kitara. The honor is not one that can be applied for, one must be. Bunyoro kingdom has asked the central government to halt the operationalisation of kikube. The hall of fame of the bunyoro kitara kingdom is an honor that is bestowed upon persons who have done special and noteworthy work in the field of improving the kingdom of bunyoro kitara once a year a board of persons nominated by the omukama of bunyoro will meet and decide who if any are to be invited to join the hall of fame. The first of these efforts is at the bunyoro kitara community tele centre, where basic computing skills are taught.
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