Henry Morton Stanley's connection to Uganda is complicated. His 1875 visit to the court of Kabaka Mutesa I of Buganda prompted Stanley to write letters to British newspapers urging Christian missionaries to follow — a direct catalyst for the subsequent missionary influx and, ultimately, British colonial interest in the region. Uganda commemorating him is, in its own way, an awkward historical choice.
Henry Morton Stanley's connection to Uganda is complicated. His 1875 visit to the court of Kabaka Mutesa I of Buganda prompted Stanley to write letters to British newspapers urging Christian missionaries to follow — a direct catalyst for the subsequent missionary influx and, ultimately, British colonial interest in the region. Uganda commemorating him is, in its own way, an awkward historical choice.