GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY

  In 1952 Sir Andrew Cohen was appointed as the new Governor of Uganda. Misunderstandings soon cropped up between him and Kabaka Muteesa II of Buganda and this made Cohen to depose the Kabaka. On 30th November 1953, he deported the Kabaka to London where he lived in exile till 1955. The political confusion surrounding the deportation of the kabaka is referred to as the “Kabaka crisis”. 15 EFFECTS OF THE KABAKA CRISIS OF 1953 The crisis seriously undermined and terminated the Buganda Agreement of 1900. By disrespecting each, both the Kabaka and Governor Cohen broke the Agreement and rendered it null and void. Kabaka Muteesa II was deportated to London where he stayed for two years till 1955 when he returned. The crisis led to strained relations between the British and the former Baganda collaborators because of the deportation of their kabaka. The kabaka crisis influenced the British to speed up the independence of Tanganyika more so because even in Kenya the Mau-Mau rebellion had b...

 HERE IS HOW INDIRECT RULE WAS APPLIED IN UGANDA AND KENYA The British used the local chiefs in the counties, sub-counties, parishes, sub parishes and villages. The British divided their colony into provinces, districts, counties and many smaller units. Many societies signed treaties that made it acceptable for them to be under the British rule . It was also applied by using collaborators who were mainly Baganda like Semei Kakungulu, who spread the system to other areas. The chiefs who assisted the British were given programs like supervising road construction, collecting taxes and so on. In areas where people resisted like Bunyoro, Karamoja, Northern Uganda and the Nandi land, force was used. Communication lines were constructed to reach rebellious areas. The Chartered companies were also used. In Kenya most white settlers were used to administer on behalf of the British . The missionaries too, were used to implement indirect rul e. The colonial army and police were rec...