The Kangai-Kabalega monument
The Kangai-Kabalega monument is a white and blue painted landmark which marks the spot where Kabaka Mwanga and Omukama Kabalega were captured by the British colonialists in 1899.[1][2]
Location
[edit]The Kangai-Kabalega monument is located in Kangai subcounty in Dokolo district in Northern Uganda.[1]
History
[edit]During Kabalega's reign, the British made many attempts to capture him because of his resistance to colonial rules.
In 1872, Samuel Baker made Bunyoro an annex of the British protectorate which led to the fight between Kabalega and the whites.
On 9 April 1899, Kabalega was captured at Kangai in an ambush that was led by Semei Kakungulu. He was shot in the leg and arm.[1][3] Kabalega was later exiled initially to Kenya, then to Kismayo in Somalia and lastly to Seychelles island where he died from in 1923.[3]
Kabaka Mwanga was also captured on 9 April 1899 by Andereya Luwandaga in the same area with omukama Kabalega.[1]
After the capture of Mwanga and Kabalega, they were transferred to Kampala prior sending them to exiles.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Kangai: Place where colonialists captured Mwanga, Kabalega". Monitor. 2021-02-02. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
- ^ Mwijuke, Gilbert (2022-03-21). "Kabalega Corridor: Trailing Uganda's fiercest anti-colonial hero". Nature Guardian. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ^ a b "Kabalega: The face of colonial resistance". New Vision. Retrieved 2023-10-29.