How an African people regard itself and their country after more than 50 years of British administration is important for the ideas and beliefs which people have about themselves, determine their social and political behaviour. Few Banyoro consider their present state a happy one. Although there is little overt nyoro-european hostility, it is widely believed that Europeans have been and are opposed to Nyoro, interests, complaints about the past of Bunyoro transferred to Buganda by the 1900 Uganda agreement. They believe, their country to be poorer than neighbouring kingdoms. Nyoro values have been disturbed by the impact of a money economy. Banyoro are aware of much that is good as a consequence of European contact and teaching and heve taken advantage of it. Much of their dissatisfaction is explicable in terms of the processes of social change, resulting in conflict and strain. But the pattern of Nyoro self-depreciation is exceptional, noticeable particularly in the ritual sphere. This situation is not conductive to a high level of national morale.
