Uganda has a republican government and is governed by an elected president together with an elected parliament. However, this does not rule out the fact that traditional kingdoms exist with in the country and so do traditional leaders.gorilla tours

The country formally had six recognized kingdoms namely, Buganda Kingdom, Busoga Kingdom, Ankole Kingdom, Tooro Kingdom, Bunyoro Kingdom and Acholi. However, now they are seven kingdoms with the newest being the “Obusinga bwa Rwenzururu” which can be translated as the Rwenzori Kingdom.
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This kingdom as the name suggests is found in the Rwenzori Mountain and it’s natives are called the Bakonzo. The Bakonzo used to be a part of the Tooro kingdom but in 1963 the Bakonzo broke away from Tooro kingdom and formed their own kingdom in the mountain.uganda kenya rwanda

Despite being in existence for 46 year, this kingdom had never been recognized as an independent entity. It’s just recently on 19th Oct 2009, when the government recognized the Kingdom that the King Charles Wesley Mumbere was enthroned.african safari tours information

“It is a great moment to know that finally the central government has understood the demands of the Bakonzo people who have been seeking very hard for recognition of their identity,” Mumbere said in the whitewashed single-story building that serves as a palace.safari tours yovia