Ganda

Member of the majority ethnic group in Uganda; the Baganda also live in Kenya. Traditionally farmers, the Ganda are a Bantu people, many of whom now work in cities. Most are Christians. Their language, Luganda, belongs to the Niger-Congo language family and has about 3 million speakers.

Until the 19th century, the Ganda formed an independent kingdom – the largest in E Africa – under their king, the kabaka, who ruled through a system of governors and district chiefs. It was a British protectorate 1894–1962, and the monarchy was officially overthrown 1966.