freedoms of kitara overview

FREEDOMS

OF

BUNYORO-KITARA KINGDOM

-FACT SHEET-

Freedoms of the Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom, Fact sheet page 2 of 9

PRIVILEGES, DUTIES

FUNDAMENTAL EXPLANATION

Privileges of the honored person:

The honored person has got the Honorary Freedom of the City of ... OR the Freedom of the Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom for life; he may now call Honorary Freeman of the City of .... OR Freeman of theBunyoro-Kitara Kingdom, even if she is female.

Fundamental explanation

Holders of the Freedoms have a number of ancient privileges and duties not applicable to ordinarycitizens, some of which have little more than symbolic meaning in the modern world!

The right to bring goods into the City of …….through the …… gates, without paying customsduties.

The right to pasture cows on common ground within the Kingdom boundaries.

Each Freeman has to be ready to defend the city from attack.

A Freeman can be called on to join a volunteer service at short notice.

* The amounts will be used 100% for development projects in these areas. We ensure this!!

CONTACT

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WEBSITE:

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CERTIFICATE

-EXAMPLE-


HONORARY FREEDOM

OF THE

CITY OF KIBAALE

6.500 Inhabitants

Kibaale is located in Buyaga County, approximately 219 kilometres (136 mi), by road, west of Kampala, Uganda's

capital and largest city. The coordinates of the town are: 00 47 24N, 31 03 54E (Latitude: 0.7900; Longitude:

31.0650).

The landmarks within the town limits or close to the edges of the town include:

The headquarters of Kibaale District Administration, Kibaale Central Market, Kibaale Hotel - A private lodgingestablishment, The town of Bwamiramira - Located approximately 5 kilometres, by road, west of Kibaale, A mobilebranch of PostBank Uganda, Kagadi Hospital, Uganda Women’s University

100 US$*


HONORARY FREEDOM

OF THE

CITY OF KIRYANDONGO

13.400 Inhabitants

Kiryandongo is located on the main Gulu-Masindi Highway, approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi), by road,

northeast of Masindi, the largest town in the sub-region. This location is approximately 225 kilometres (140 mi), by

road, northwest of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of the town are:01 57 00N, 32 08

24E (Latitude:1.9500; Longitude:32.1400). The exact population of Kiryandongo is not known. However, it is

estimated that for a radius of 7 kilometres (4.3 mi), from the center of town, the total population is approximately

13,400, as of January 2011.

The landmarks within the town or close to its borders include:

The headquarters of Kiryandongo District Administration, The offices of Kiryandongo Town Council, Kaliro Central

Market - The source of most fresh-produce in the town, Kiryandongo Hospital - A 100-bed public hospital,

administered by the Uganda Ministry of Health, The Gulu-Masindi Highway - The highway passes through the

middle of town, in a north to south direction.

150 US$*


HONORARY FREEDOM

OF THE

CITY BULIISA

26.100 Inhabitants

Buliisa is located approximately 80 kilometres, by road, northwest of Masindi, the largest town in the sub-region.

The coordinates of the town are: 02 10 30N, 31 24 00E (Latitude: 2.1750; Longitude: 31.4000).

Buliisa is a small town on the north-eastern shores of Lake Albert. The town has gained prominence during the

2000s because of the large hydrocarbon deposits which have been discovered underground in the district and

elsewhere in the Bunyoro sub-region.

200 US$*


HONORARY FREEDOM

OF THE

CITY OF MASINDI

38.600 Inhabitants

Masindi is located approximately 214 kilometres northwest of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city, on an

all-weather tarmac highway. The coordinates of the town are: 01 41 01N, 31 43 20E (Latitude: 1.6835; Longitude:

31.7222).

Masindi is a town in north-western Uganda, which lies on the road from Kampala to the Murchison Falls National

Park. It is the 'chief town' of the Masindi District and the district headquarters are located there.

As capital of Bunyoro, Masindi was visited by Samuel Baker, a British explorer and anti-slavery campaigner, from

25 April 1872 to 14 June 1873. The Baker expedition was forced to withdraw because of the hostility of the

Omukama Kabalega, the Bunyoro king.

The landmarks within the town limits or close to the edges of town include:

The headquarters of Masindi District Administration, Masindi Hotel - Built in 1923, it is the oldest hotel in Uganda,Masindi Hospital - A 200 bed public hospital administered by the Uganda Ministry of Health, A branch of BarclaysBank, A branch of Centenary Bank, A branch of Stanbic Bank, A branch of the National Social Security Fund, Themain campus of the Kigumba Institute of Petroleum Studies, located 44 kilometres, northeast of Masindi, KinyaraSugar Works - One of three major manufacturers of refined sugar in Uganda located 15 kilometres, west ofMasindi, Masindi Airport - ICAO Code:HUMI; IATA Code: KCU. A public airport, administered by the Uganda CivilAviation Authority, Murchison Falls National Park, Budongo Forest Reserve, Bugungu Wildlife Reserve, ButiabaPort, Omukama's Masindi Palace

250 US$*


HONORARY FREEDOM

OF THE

CITY OF HOIMA

40.600 Inhabitants

Hoima is located approximately 225 kilometres, by road, northwest of Kampala, Uganda's largest city, on an all-weather tarmac highway. The coordinates of the town are: 01 25 55N, 31 21 09E.

Hoima is a town in Western Uganda. It is main municipal, administrative and commercial centre of Hoima Districtin Uganda. It is also the location of the Royal Palace of the Omukama of Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom.

Between 2000 and 2009, a considerable amount of oil deposits, estimated at between 2 billion to 2.5 billionbarrels have been discovered in Lake Albert and on the shores of the lake, in Hoima District and neighbouringBuliisa District. A mini refinery is planned near Hoima to produce thermal electricity by burning "heavy fuel", a by-product of the oil refining process. The developers of the oil field have not decided if they will refine the crude oillocally or export it for refining outside Uganda. Nonetheless, Hoima is poised to become a beehive of economicactivity, as a result of the discovery of oil in the neighbourhood. As a result of the increased economic activity inthe area, Hoima has been upgraded to Municipality status, with increased infrastructure to handle the newbusinesses and new residents. Land prices, rental rates and other real estate costs in Hoima have gone up in therecent past, as demand for real estate in the town and surrounding areas has increased.

Buseruka Power Station, Barclays Bank, Centenary Bank, DFCU Bank, Equity Bank, Kenya Commercial Bank,PostBank Uganda, Stanbic Bank, Pride Microfinance Limited, Hoima Regional Referral Hospital

350 US$*


FREEDOM

OF THE

BUNYORO-KITARA KINGDOM

1.400.000 Inhabitants

Bunyoro is a kingdom of western Uganda and was one of the most powerful kingdoms of East Africa from the

16th-19th century. It is ruled by the Omukama of Bunyoro. The current ruler is Solomon Iguru I, 27th Omukama

(king) of Bunyoro-Kitara.

The people of Bunyoro are also known as Nyoro or Banyoro (singular: Munyoro) (Banyoro means "People of

Bunyoro"); the language spoken is Nyoro (also known as Runyoro). Traditional economies revolved around big

game hunting of elephants, lions, leopards, and crocodiles, but are now agriculturalists who cultivate bananas,

millet, cassava, yams, cotton, tobacco, coffee, and rice.

The kingdom of Bunyoro-Kitara was established following the collapse of the Empire of Kitara in the 16th century.

The founders of Kitara were known as the Abatembuzi, a people who were later succeeded by the Abachwezi.

At its height, Bunyoro-Kitara controlled almost the entire region between Lake Victoria, Lake Edward, and Lake

Albert. One of many small states in the Great Lakes region the earliest stories of the kingdom having great power

come from the Rwanda area where there are tales of the Bunyoro raiding the region under a prince named Cwa

around 1520. The power of Bunyoro then faded until the mid-seventeenth century when a long period of

expansion began, with the empire dominating the region by the early eighteenth century.

Bunyoro rose to power by controlling a number of the holiest shrines in the region, the lucrative Kibiro salt worksof Lake Albert, and having the highest quality of metallurgy in the region. This made it the strongest military andeconomic power in the Great Lakes area.

500 US$*

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