Twekobe aka Twekobe Palace is the official residence (building) for the Kabaka of Buganda and it is located with in the Lubiri (Buganda Palace) . Its Wiki Loves Monuments ID: UG-C-048.
7-717: It is located in Mengo in Uganda. The royal mile known as Kabaka Anjagala Road (loosely translated as The Kabaka wants the road) stretches straight from Twekobe to the entrance of Bulange . The Kabaka of Buganda is not allowed to occupy this residence if the Katikkiro of Buganda is not in the Butikkiro . The Nnamulondo (Kabaka throne) is kept in Twekobe. After the 1996 crisis in Buganda that led to
14-572: A six-foot brick fence and has a small airstrip within its walls. Mengo Hill has played an important role in Ugandan political and religious history. "Mengo" is a Luganda word for grinding stones . According to legend, ancient migrant communities from the Ssese Islands who settled on the hill used these stones to grind their food. It is here that the Buganda Agreement of 1900 was signed between
21-434: Is bordered by Old Kampala to the north, Nsambya Hill to the east, Kibuye to the south-east, Ndeeba to the south, Lubaga Hill to the west, and Namirembe Hill to the north-west. This location is approximately 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi), by road, directly south of the central business district of Kampala. The coordinates of Mengo Hill are 0°18'06.0"N, 32°33'58.0"E (Latitude:0.301667; Longitude:32.566111). The peak of
28-701: The Kabaka of Buganda and British colonial officials establishing the Uganda Protectorate . The history of Mengo Hill is also entwined with that of adjacent Namirembe Hill , the seat of the Anglican Church of Uganda , because of the monarchy's close association with the Church of England . The Bulange, which houses offices for the Kabaka and the Lukiiko (Buganda Parliament), is at the base of Namirembe Hill . The building
35-472: The abolishment of Kingship in Uganda by Milton Obote, the Lubiri was returned to Buganda in 1997 by the central government of Uganda. In 1999, the Lubiri was renovated to enable host the Kabaka's wedding. In 2014, Buganda formed a board to oversee the re-development of the palace and its 250 acres of land. In 2016, Twekobe was renovated including repairs on the roof were made. In the 1970s, Twekobe's right wing
42-508: The hill is 4000ft above sea level. Mengo Hill is the location of the main palace (known as Lubiri or Mengo Palace ) of the Kabaka (King) of the Kingdom of Buganda , a monarchy that dates back almost 800 years. Mengo has been the main palace since it was first constructed in 1885 by Mwanga II of Buganda , the 31st Kabaka of Buganda. Measuring 0.9 square miles (2.3 km ), the palace is ringed by
49-521: Was built and used by the Israelites and used as an armory but Idi Amin later used it as a torture chamber. And it is believed that 26,000+ people were tortured and killed in that armory that Amin converted into a torture chamber. Mengo, Uganda Mengo is a hill in Rubaga Division , Kampala , Uganda 's capital and largest city. The name also applies to the neighborhood on that hill. Mengo
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