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King Ndahura governing the ancient Kitara kingdom while meeting advisors and community leaders.

Ndahura’s Reign in Kitara

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Long before modern national borders existed in East Africa, the region of Kitara was remembered in oral traditions as a place of powerful rulers, thriving settlements, and influential leaders. Among all the names associated with this period, few were spoken with as much respect as Ndahura. Generations of storytellers, elders, and historians preserved accounts of his reign, describing him as
Banyoro chiefs and community leaders gathered at Bigo Earthworks to establish a covenant of peace, cooperation, and regional unity.
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The Covenant at Bigo Earthworks

Long before modern governments and national boundaries existed in East Africa, powerful kingdoms, chiefdoms, and communities flourished across the fertile lands surrounding present day western Uganda. Among the most remarkable places remembered in both archaeology and oral tradition was Bigo Earthworks, a vast complex of ditches, embankments, and enclosures whose

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