Send us a Text Message.Busiki and Busambira are among the many small nations that came under the umbrella of the current Busoga kingdom. Unlike most of the well known busoga states ruled by the AbaiseNgobi clan, these 2 are headed by the lesser known Abai

Send us a Text Message.Happy Mother's day to all mothers in the world. Queen - Mothers were vital to the power structures of the intralacustrine region. They were often the rallying points around which clans gathered to defend their candidate of choice.

Send us a Text Message.Today, I cover the pre-colonial history of the Bulamogi and Bukono states of the AbaiseNgobi clan up to 1900. The AbaiseNgobi are the royal clan of Busoga that ruled various states that eventually came to be known collectively as Bu

Send us a Text Message.Today, I cover the pre-colonial history of the Bukooli state of the AbaiseWakooli clan up to 1900. Bukooli was one of the many states that came to make up the modern traditional kingdom of Busoga in Uganda, East Africa.I start with

Send us a Text Message.Bugweri is one of the chiefdoms that make up the current kingdom of Busoga.It is ruled by the AbaiseMenha clan. Imbued with the authority of Mukama from Bunyoro kingdom in the 18th century, their founder Kakaire established himself

Send us a Text Message.This is a morbid cautionary tale from Busoga in Uganda. It was told by Christopher Baseuse from the AbaiseKiranda clan. It was recorded by historian David Cohen at Baseuse's home on 7 October 1966.Follow me onInstagram at twcbupodTi

Send us a Text Message.The AbaiseNgobi are the clan from which the Kyabazinga(king) of Busoga will be picked.They are the royals of the kingdom. There were many states which were under their leadership.Today I discuss the pre-colonial history of the Abais

Send us a Text Message.This story is based on the folklore called "The famine" which was collected by Mrs George Baskerville. I think the name change is more fitting. lol.The name of the book it was published in is called "The Flame Tree and other folklor

Send us a Text Message.The Busoga kingdom is located in Eastern Uganda. It's one of the 5 monarchies of Uganda.Today I talk about the pre-colonial beginnings of Busoga. Kintu and Mukama are two men mentioned as being the fathers of the people who founded

Send us a Text Message.In todays episode, we talk about the military of the pre-colonial African kingdom of Bunyoro-Kitara. For most of its history, Bunyoro did not have a standing army. Instead, they relied on the common man to take up arms when called