Bulange
Encyclopedia
Bulange is a building in Uganda
. It houses the Lukiiko (Parliament
) of the Kingdom of Buganda
. The Kabaka
of Buganda also maintains offices in the building. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Buganda Kingdom.
, close to Namirembe Hospital, about 1 miles (1.6 km), northwest of the main gate of Mengo Palace, in Kampala
, Uganda's capital and largest city. This location is approximately 2 miles (3.2 km), southwest of the city center of Kampala. The coordinates of the building are:00 18 35N, 32 33 30E (Latitude:0.3095; Longitude:32.5585) A straight road, approximately 1 miles (1.6 km) long, called Kabaka Anjagala Road (The-King-Loves-Me Road) leads from the main entrance of the Mengo Palace to the entrance of Bulange.
n Alidina Visram to build a parliament building using bricks. As the Kingdom's government grew in size, need for a large-enough meeting hall forced the construction of the Bulange outside the King's Palace for the first time.
While in exile in Scotland
in 1953, Ssekabaka Muteesa II saw and admired the construction drawings of a building. He brought those drawings with him on his return from exile, in 1955. He directed that the new Bulange be constructed according to those drawings.Construction began in 1955 and was completed in 1958 at a cost of US$5 millions.
Uganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
. It houses the Lukiiko (Parliament
Parliament
A parliament is a legislature, especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the Westminster system modeled after that of the United Kingdom. The name is derived from the French , the action of parler : a parlement is a discussion. The term came to mean a meeting at which...
) of the Kingdom of Buganda
Buganda
Buganda is a subnational kingdom within Uganda. The kingdom of the Ganda people, Buganda is the largest of the traditional kingdoms in present-day Uganda, comprising all of Uganda's Central Region, including the Ugandan capital Kampala, with the exception of the disputed eastern Kayunga District...
. The Kabaka
Kabaka of Buganda
Kabaka is the title of the king of the Kingdom of Buganda. According to the traditions of the Baganda they are ruled by two kings, one spiritual and the other material....
of Buganda also maintains offices in the building. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Buganda Kingdom.
Location
Bulange is located on Namirembe HillNamirembe
Namirembe is a hill in Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. It is also a common name given to girls in several Baganda clans. Namirembe comes from the Luganda word “mirembe” meaning “peace”. Namirembe loosely translates into Full of Peace...
, close to Namirembe Hospital, about 1 miles (1.6 km), northwest of the main gate of Mengo Palace, in Kampala
Kampala
Kampala is the largest city and capital of Uganda. The city is divided into five boroughs that oversee local planning: Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division and Lubaga Division. The city is coterminous with Kampala District.-History: of Buganda, had chosen...
, Uganda's capital and largest city. This location is approximately 2 miles (3.2 km), southwest of the city center of Kampala. The coordinates of the building are:00 18 35N, 32 33 30E (Latitude:0.3095; Longitude:32.5585) A straight road, approximately 1 miles (1.6 km) long, called Kabaka Anjagala Road (The-King-Loves-Me Road) leads from the main entrance of the Mengo Palace to the entrance of Bulange.
History
In the beginning, the Buganda Parliament would convene inside one of the Kabaka's palaces and conduct business under the shade of one or more trees. Later, grass-thatched buildings served as the 0arliament buildings. Around the beginning of the 20th century, the then Prime Minister of Buganda, Sir Apollo Kaggwa, contracted an IndiaIndia
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n Alidina Visram to build a parliament building using bricks. As the Kingdom's government grew in size, need for a large-enough meeting hall forced the construction of the Bulange outside the King's Palace for the first time.
While in exile in Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
in 1953, Ssekabaka Muteesa II saw and admired the construction drawings of a building. He brought those drawings with him on his return from exile, in 1955. He directed that the new Bulange be constructed according to those drawings.Construction began in 1955 and was completed in 1958 at a cost of US$5 millions.
