July 3, 1868.
The East African colonial government was preparing for war, and the remaining four countries led by Buganda were also active. They continuously dispatched troops, recruiting a large number of soldiers at the border.
At this time, Buganda was the most powerful country in the Great Lakes Region, apart from the East African colony. Its monarch, Mutesa I, was quite accomplished.
Buganda had once been a vassal state of its northern powerhouse, Bunyoro. However, entering the 19th century, like most old empires, Bunyoro went down the path of decline, allowing Buganda to rise swiftly, taking over Bunyoro's former ecological niche.
During the same period, the Tu Rou Kingdom also broke away from the Bunyoro Empire.
