What were the effects of the Buganda agreement?

The agreement brought far reaching politics, economic and social changes in Buganda and Uganda as a whole some of which are still felt up today

The agreement made Buganda part of Uganda it put Buganda on the same footing with other provinces of Uganda

Buganda's revenue was to be merged with that of the rest of Uganda to finance administration of the protectorate

At the same time the agreement laid the foundation for Bugandas secessionists. Buganda started demanding for special privileges because the agreement had elevated and places her in a special place

This favoures position given to Buganda made her stand out in the whole of Uganda to the effect that she became a state within a state however this was to bring political problems

The elevation of Buganda above other provinces also earned hatred from people of other regions or provinces

The agreement confirmed and formalized British rule over Buganda and Uganda as a whole .it was a clear testimony that Buganda had submitted to the British rule

It laid the foundation for the the signing of the similar agreement with other for example with toro in June 1900,ankole in August 1901 and bunyoro in 1903

The agreement redefined the boundaries of Buganda it was to comprise of twenty counties including the two that previously belong to bunyoro

The loss of buyaga and bugangaizi to Buganda increased bunyoros hostility to Buganda and this became a source of future conflicts between the two neighbors

Bugandas twenty counties were allocated on religious basis Protestants were given ten and Catholics eight and Muslims two

After this agreement the protectorate government started favouring the Protestants over the catholics and Muslims. This bred religious and political friction

The agreement made county chiefs more powerful than ever before they were for example  given full powers to assess and collect taxes

A tax of three rupees was introduced in Buganda which meant that Buganda had to grow cash crops to raise money to pay this tax

It created a new class of rulers in Buganda like the katikiro muwankika and mulamuzi

The traditional cheifs like the bataka and clan heads all lost their powers,traditional functions and privileges to these new rulers

The lukiko became more powerful than ever before it was to formulate laws approve any new tax and also serve as the highest court of appeal

The giving the lukiko parliamentary status was to complicate the formation of a one Parliament later as Buganda wanted to maintain her own Parliament and even independence

The kabakas power were greatly trimmed .his political powers were reduced to constitutional monarch he was in fact reduced to mere echo of the previous kabaka

He lost power over land distribution since he could not give it out as he wanted as the case was before this meant loss of loyality

He lost control over his chiefs who became public servants paid by the protectorate government

He was also reduced to an employee of the British earning a monthly salary

He also lost his military powers since he could not raise an army without the consent of the protectorate government