Buganda
Another important factor influencing Buganda politics at the time was what the role of the Kabaka should be in a united independent Uganda. A significant majority in Buganda wanted autonomy with the Kabaka as the symbol of Buganda self-determination. However most other people in Uganda wanted a unitary modern state unhindered by traditional royalty. This aspiration was shared by some of the Buganda elite - particularly those who belonged to the Catholic Church. They formed the basis of what was to become the Democratic Party.
To the Kabaka, the Democratic Party members were seen as disloyal, and in response the Kabaka formed an alternative more popular party in Buganda called Kabaka Yekka ("The King Only"). Realising they had little chance of winning support in their heartland - Buganda, the Democratic Party under Benedicto Kiwanuka began to campaign for the support of other southern Bantu-speaking tribes in the South of Uganda. The Democratic Party effectively became Uganda's first national political party.
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