Traditional Forms of Government

Syllabus tag: Kenya CBC | Grade 6 Social Studies | Strand 4.0 Political Systems | Sub-Strand 4.1 Traditional Forms of Government (5 Lessons)

Lesson objectives

By the end of this topic, you will be able to:

• Describe traditional forms of government of the Buganda and the Nyamwezi in Eastern Africa
• Compare traditional forms of government of the Buganda and the Nyamwezi
• Value aspects of good governance in traditional societies

Summary

The Buganda and Nyamwezi peoples developed two very different traditional systems of government -- one highly centralised under a single king, the other organised as many independent, smaller chiefdoms. This topic compares the two, and what each reveals about good governance.