| dc.description | The study examines the genesis of decolonisation in Uganda. It begins by analysing the impact of the Second World War and the CDW program on the social, economic and political development of the protectorate. Cohen's attempts to induce Uganda-wide nationalism are discussed within the context of the British efforts to force the pace of colonial development. The Kabaka crisis is considered against the background of the problem of political integration and the struggle between primary nationalism based on precolonial societies and modern African nationalism based on the colonial state. The study analyses the failure of populist nationalism. It then examines the problems which confronted both the imperial power and the Uganda leaders at the approach of self-government and the roots of political instability, chaos and anarchy in post-independence Uganda. The study contends that while the origins of decolonisation lay primarily with the Colonial Office and the British administration, the pace and timing were influenced by both imperial and local factors. It suggests that the Kabaka crisis was the turning point in Anglo-Ugandan relations and profoundly affected Colonial Office policy towards Uganda. Moreover, in trying to direct devolution from the centre, the Colonial Office found itself propelled forward by the governor at a pace faster than London wished. | en_US |
