ABSTRACT
Luganda provides an example of a language that has successfully been maintained across major domains of language use in the country. Although it has failed to attain the status of an official or national language, its historical use has ascertained its position as a de facto national language, as well as the language of public communication, translation, and transaction. This chapter describes the historical linguistic development of the use of Luganda in its sociopolitical context, the planned and unplanned strategies implemented by the different agencies to facilitate its maintenance, and its current position and status in the country. The chapter follows a qualitative analysis of language planning activities, and it highlights the struggles of language policy and planning in African contexts and the opportunities available to maintain these languages in the local contexts.
