Recently, while traveling from Mpigi, I saw droves of pilgrims journeying to Kampala under the scorching sun to celebrate Martyrs Day. This public holiday is one of Uganda's most revered, attracting ...

The last independent ruler (or kabaka) of the kingdom of Buganda—now Uganda—King Mwanga II, has been part of a propaganda war since his reign started in 1884. Known for taking both male and female ...

A window at St. Jerome Church in Hyattsville, Md., depicts the Ugandan Martyrs, among them Joseph Mkasa and Charles Lwanga. The young Catholic men were executed with other Christians by Kabaka -- or ...