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image by Eugene Ipavec, 11 Dec 2010
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The Flag of Kooki has equal yellow stripe (top) and white stripe (lower part) horizontal stripes. The emblem is placed half over the yellow & half over the white stripes. The Royal Flag is similar except it has a golden "Kooki" frill, see illustrations below.
images sent by John D McMeekin, 19 Mar 2011
The Kingdom has at the top:
His Highness (officially recognised by the Ugandan Government) Apollo Sansa
Kabumbuli II. The Kamuswaga of Kooki, and his kingdom is officially named
are recognised as OBWAKAMUSWAGA wa KOOKI (under THE INSTITUTION OF TRADITIONAL
OR CULTURAL LEADERS BILL, 2010 (signed into law on 07 December 2010) and this
Act No.24 is to operationalise article 246 of the Uganda Constitution, 1993,
locally called "The Kings Act".
The Consort of the Kamuswaga is The Omugo (Queen, usually also addressed as
Lady), Rebecca Tulituuka (married Jan. 2011), she is from Busoga.
John D McMeekin, 19 Mar 2011
The Kooki Chiefdom, which was incorporated into the Kingdom of
Buganda in
1896, is one of the 11 traditional cultural institutions (five chiefdoms and six
kingdoms) restored in Uganda. Quoting Ali Mambule in "The New Vision"
of 17 May 2010:
"The Kamuswaga, Apollo Sansa Kabumbuli II, the head of the Kooki chiefdom, has
introduced a flag and anthem for the county amid fears that it might break away
from Buganda Kingdom. During a function held at Dwaniro sub-county headquarters,
Kooki premier Ananiya Sekyanzi, however, said the country will remain under the
Mengo leadership. Introducing the flag and anthem does not mean we are
breaking away from Buganda kingdom,” he said. He said the symbols were for
identification purposes".
The photo attached to the
article shows only partially the flag, which seems to be horizontally divided
yellow-white with an emblem in the middle and a golden fringe with tassels.
Ivan Sache, 20 May 2010
All modern sources lists Kooki as a Chiefdom and not a Kingdom. While I am
not familiar with the traditional organization of African states, I understand
that a Chiefdom is part of a Kingdom, the Chief being some kind of "vassal" -
provided this European medieval concept can be transferred to Africa - of a
King. The article presenting the Kooki flag clearly stated that several in
the Kingdom of Buganda feared that the adoption of a flag by the Chiefdom of
Kooki would be the first step to secession, which I understand as the
re-establishment of Kooki as an independent kingdom.
Ivan Sache, 23 May 2010
image by Eugene Ipavec, 11 Dec 2010
Kooki Kingdom the colours are black & yellow (or gold). Photographs of
H.R.H. The Kamuswaga (King) Kabumbuli II show his newly designed flag with the
Arms are placed in the usual white disc on the flag (yellow over white - the
white seems to be 1.5 times wider than the yellow).
image by Eugene Ipavec, 11 Dec 2010
The King's Standard is surrounded by a gold fringe.
Eugene Ipavec, 11 Dec 2010
