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Mengo Hill has played an important role in Ugandan political and religious history. "Mengo" is a Luganda word for grinding stones . According to legend, ancient migrant communities from the Ssese Islands who settled on the hill used these stones to grind their food.
The Buganda Crisis, also called the 1966 Mengo Crisis, the Kabaka Crisis, or the 1966 Crisis, domestically, was a period of political turmoil that occurred in Buganda.It was driven by conflict between Prime Minister Milton Obote and the Kabaka of Buganda, Mutesa II, culminating in a military assault upon the latter's residence that drove him into exile.
Lubiri (or Mengo Palace) is the royal compound of the Kabaka of Buganda, located in Mengo, a suburb of Kampala, the Ugandan capital. [1] The original Lubiri was destroyed in the May 1966 Battle of Mengo Hill , at the culmination of the struggle between Mutesa II and Milton Obote for power.
Mengo Hospital, also known as Namirembe Hospital, is a private, faith-based, community, teaching hospital in Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. [ 1 ] Location
However the Bulange building which is the 'capital building' of Buganda is located on Namirembe Hill close to Namirembe Hospital, about 1 mile (1.6 km) northwest of the main gate of Mengo Palace in Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. This is approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) southwest of the city center of Kampala.
The school is based at Mengo Hospital and includes a faculty of dentistry. [ 2 ] In February 2018, the Uganda National Council for Higher Education (UNCHE), gave the university a letter of accreditation for three new medical courses (a) Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery , (b) Bachelor of Dental Surgery and (c) Bachelor of Public Health .
Lubiri, the Kabaka's palace at Mengo, Kampala. Kabaka is the title of the king of the Kingdom of Buganda. [1]: 142–143 According to the traditions of the Baganda, they are ruled by two kings, one spiritual and the other secular.
Katharine, Lady Cook CMG OBE (née Timpson; 1863 – 17 May 1938) was a British medical missionary who worked in Uganda.She co-founded the Church Missionary Society Hospital at Mengo, which opened in May 1897, and served as its matron until 1911.