Buganda Kingdom Minister Joseph Kawuki speaks to Kabaka’s clan leaders at the Ssingo County headquarters in Mityana
The Buganda Kingdom’s Minister for Local Government, Royal Tours, and External Affairs, Hon. Joseph Kawuki, has concluded a three-day visit to Ssingo County, where he met with Buganda leaders across all administrative levels.
Accompanied by the Ssingo County Chief, Mukwenda Deo Kagimu, along with his deputies and members of the county council, the minister began his tour at the county headquarters in Mityana, located in Mumyuka Busimbi sub-county. There, he held discussions with chiefs from Mityana and Kassanda districts, including representatives from Mumyuka Busimbi, Ssaabaddu Kassanda, Ssaabagabo Ssekanyonyi, Musaale Bulera, and the Mutuba zones 5 (Kiganda), 7 (Myanzi), and 1 (Bukuya).
On the second day, Minister Kawuki visited Ntwetwe in Kyankwanzi District, where he met with local chiefs from Mutuba IV Ntwetwe, Mutuba 9 Mulagi, Wattuba, Mutuba 15 Kyankwanzi, Mutuba 14 Nsambya, Butemba, and Gayaza.
The final day of the tour took place in Kiboga District, where the minister held meetings at the sub-county headquarters of Ssaabawaali Kapeke. Chiefs present included those from Kapeke, Muwanga (Mutuba XI), Lwamata (Mutuba VI), Kibiga (Mutuba XIII), Kikandwa (Mutuba VIII), Ddwaniro (Mutuba XVI), and Bukomero (Mutuba III).
Throughout the tour, Minister Kawuki emphasized the importance of Kabaka’s chiefs in promoting unity, mobilizing grassroots participation in Buganda’s development agenda, convening regular community meetings, upholding cultural integrity, engaging national leaders, and ensuring better service delivery.
He noted that the role of Kabaka’s chiefs is to unite all people under shared values, and urged them to act as a link between Buganda’s leadership and the central government.
The minister also used the opportunity to thank Kiboga District leaders for their continued cooperation with the Kingdom. While in Bukomero, he commissioned a newly completed spring well in Kikooba and reviewed other local responsibilities under his office.
Minister Kawuki pictured with some of the Ssingo County leaders during a meeting in Kiboga
During the engagements, several concerns were raised. Some chiefs are operating without functioning leadership committees and are forced to manage their duties alone. Others, meanwhile, have become overly involved in politics, losing sight of their cultural responsibility to unify all people regardless of political or religious affiliation. These shortcomings have affected service delivery in some areas.
Despite the challenges, Kabaka’s chiefs reaffirmed their commitment to mobilizing citizens to support Buganda’s initiatives, including community contributions, cultural site preservation, coffee farming, participation in health programs, and commemorating the Kabaka’s birthday through charity runs. They also pledged to counter false information shared on social media and to instill a lasting spirit of patriotism and cultural pride.
The Kingdom’s program of engaging Kabaka’s chiefs is set to continue across all counties of Buganda.