Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni has criticised Mengo, the seat of the Buganda kingdom, saying it was selfish to try and suppress other people’s cultures. Speaking in Nakasongola, he urged the Baruuli, one of the tribes seeking autonomy from Buganda, to stand firm and defend their culture against what he said were efforts by Mengo to wipe it out. He promised to fund the establishment of a Baruuli radio station to promote Kiruuli culture and language. “Your language is important. The colonialists worked with Mengo to exterminate it.”
