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The Lukiiko (sometimes Great Lukiiko) is the Parliament of the Kingdom of
Buganda
Buganda is a Bantu peoples, Bantu kingdom within Uganda. The kingdom of the Baganda, Baganda people, Buganda is the largest of the List of current non-sovereign African monarchs, traditional kingdoms in present-day East Africa, consisting of Ug ...
. It was, according to tradition, established by
Kato Kintu
Kato Kintu Kakulukuku (''fl.'' Late 13th century), known in Bunyoro as Kato Kimera was the first kabaka (king) of the Kingdom of Buganda. "Kintu" is an adopted by-name, chosen for Kintu, the name of the first person on earth in Buganda mytholog ...
, the first
Kabaka of Buganda
Kabaka is the title of the monarch, king of the Buganda, Kingdom of Buganda.Stanley, H.M., 1899, Through the Dark Continent, London: G. Newnes, According to the traditions of the Baganda, they are ruled by two kings, one spiritual and the othe ...
, after defeating the rival prince Bbemba, when he called a general meeting of influential people at Magongo. It took its present form as a result of the Buganda Agreement of 1900, which formed the basis of
British
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relations with the Kingdom of Buganda, and subsequent agreements.
The Lukiiko is today convened at the
Bulange
The Bulange (''boo-lah-ngeh'') is a building in Kampala, the capital of Uganda. It houses the '' Lukiiko'' (Parliament) of the Kingdom of Buganda and is the Royal Seat of the Buganda Kingdom. The Kabaka of Buganda and the '' Katikkiro'' (Prime M ...
. The membership consists of directly-elected members from Buganda counties, Buganda county chiefs, members appointed by the Kabaka, and Buganda cabinet ministers. The current speaker is Nelson Kawalya, and the deputy speaker is Ahmed Lwasa. The Lukiiko is charged with legislating by-laws of the kingdom, but is not allowed by the state government to legislate on political matters.