WHY THE BUGANDA AGREEMENT WAS SIGNED

REASONS WHY THE BUGANDA AGREEMENT WAS SIGNED

The Buganda Agreement was a binding document that was signed between Baganda under the young Kabaka Daudi Chwa, who was represented by his regents in the names of, Apollo Kaggwa, Stanlus Mugwanya, Zakaria Kisingiri and the British Commissioner Sir Harry Johnstone.
It was signed on 10th march, 1900. The agreement was signed because of the following reasons:
It was part of the British colonial effort to strengthen her administration in Uganda for effective occupation.
The agreement was signed to formalise British rule over Buganda.
It was intended for the British to tighten their hold over Uganda.
It was signed to restore law and order that had been torn apart by the political religious wars in Buganda.
The 1900 Buganda agreement was also signed to introduce and stimulate cash crop growing so as to meet imperialistic interest. This would be done by tapping raw materials and minerals.
It was signed to make Buganda pay for her own administration.
The agreement was signed to define the boundaries of Buganda.
It was signed to give Buganda her special privileges from the rest of Uganda, which was in line with the principle of divide and rule.
It was intended for the British to have firm authority over Uganda by having their base in Buganda.
It was signed to deal with the hostile Omukama Kabalega of Bunyoro once and for all.
It was to answer the call from the Christian Missionary Society to help the young King Daudi Chwa.
It was also signed to act as a legal document upon which the British were to base their imperialism.
It was signed to make Buganda act as the nucleus of British imperialism in Uganda.
It was to clearly define the relationship between Buganda and the British colonial government.
It was to act as a proof for Britain’s official taking over of Buganda and finally the whole of Uganda.