Muwenda Mutebi II of Buganda

Ronald Edward Frederick Kimera Muwenda Mutebi II (born 13 April 1955) is the reigning Kabaka (also known as king) of the Kingdom of Buganda, a constitutional kingdom in modern-day Uganda. He is the 36th Kabaka of Buganda.

Muwenda Mutebi II of Buganda
Kabaka of Buganda
Reign31 July 1993 – present
PredecessorMutesa II of Buganda
Born (1955-04-13) 13 April 1955
Mengo Hospital, Kampala
SpouseLady Sylvia Nagginda, the Naabagereka
IssueCrispin Jjunju Kiweewa
Victoria Nkinzi
Joan Tebatagwabwe Nassolo
Sarah Katrina Ssangalyambogo
Richard Ssemakookiro
Jasmine Babirye
Jade Nakato
Names
Ronald Edward Frederick Kimera Muwenda Mutebi II
HouseAbalasangeye dynasty
FatherMutesa II of Buganda
MotherNamasole Sarah kisosonkole Nalule
ReligionAnglican

He was appointed as UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador for Ending AIDS among men in the Eastern and Southern Africa with a special focus on Buganda Kingdom in Uganda.[1][2]

Claim to the throne

He was born at Mengo Hospital.[3] He is the son of Edward Frederick William David Walugembe Mutebi Luwangula Muteesa II, Kabaka of Buganda, who reigned between 1939 and 1969. His mother was Nabakyala Sarah Nalule, Omuzaana Kabejja, of the Nkima clan.

Muwenda Mutebi II in County Kerry, in Ireland on Easter, 1966

He was educated at Budo Junior School, King's Mead School in Sussex and Bradfield College, a public school in West Berkshire. He then entered Magdalene College, Cambridge.[4] At the age of 11, he was appointed as Heir Apparent by his father on 6 August 1966.[5] While in exile he worked as Associate Editor of the magazine African Concord[6] and a member of the Executive Committee of the African National Congress (ANC) in London.[7] On 21 November 1969, upon the death of his father, he succeeded as the Head of the Royal House of Buganda.

He returned to Uganda in 1988, following the removal of the Obote II regime and the military junta that briefly replaced Obote II. He was proclaimed at Buddo on 24 July 1993 upon the restoration of the Ugandan Kingdoms, following the intervention of Godfrey Serunkuma Lule.[8] On 31 July 1993, he was crowned at Buddo. He assumed the style of "His Majesty". He maintains his capital at Mengo.

Personal life

Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II is married to one wife, Sylvia Nagginda, whom he wed on 27 August 1999 at Saint Paul's Cathedral Namirembe, in Kampala.[9] Her official title is the Nnabagereka.

The children of Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II include the following:

  • Prince (Kiweewa) Savio Muwenda or Juunju Suuna. He was born in 1986 in London, United Kingdom to his mother, Vénantie Sebudandi. He attended King's College, Budo, before moving to England for further studies.
  • Princess (Omumbejja) Joan Nassolo.
  • Princess (Omumbejja) Victoria Nkinzi.
  • Princess (Omumbejja) Sarah Katrina Mirembe Ssangalyambogo Nachwa. She was born in 2001 in London, UK.[10]
  • Prince (Omulangira) Richard Ssemakookiro. He was born in 2011. On 17 January 2012 the former Katikkiro of Buganda, John Baptist Walusimbi, confirmed that his mother was from the Enseenene (Grasshopper) clan and was later revealed to be Rose Nansikombi from Luweero District.[11]

Other responsibilities

On 15 April 2011, he was installed as the first chancellor of Muteesa I Royal University. The university was founded in 2007 and named in memory of Muteesa I of Buganda, in recognition of his foresight in promoting education in Buganda and Uganda and of his superior diplomatic skills in juggling the influences of the British, the French, and the Arabs in the late 1800s.[12]

As the head of the Buganda kingdom, he owns Nkuluze Trust, which runs the following kingdom properties:

  • Buganda Land Board, which is responsible for kingdom land and other land matters
  • K2 Telecom - a telecommunication company
  • BBS Television - Kingdom TV
  • CBS FM
  • Majestic Brands - selling royal products
  • Ngule Beer (in collaboration with Uganda Breweries)
  • Muganzirwazza Plaza - a commercial building in Katwe
  • Masengere Building - (which also houses Kingdom Television).

Patronages
  • Patron and Chief of the Trustee Buganda Cultural and Development Foundation [BUCADEF] (since 1996).
  • Patron of the Kabaka Foundation.[13]
  • Patron of the Buganda Development Agency (BDA).
  • Patron of the Monkton Foundation.

Honours

National honours

Cultural honours

The peaceful lion, The Ssabalongo (head of twin parents) Hammered legs (magulu nyondo)

Ancestry

References
  1. Chifamba, Natalie (10 March 2017). "Kabaka to champion campaign to mobilise men to test for HIV and access treatment". UN Uganda Bulletin Vol 8 10th Mar 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  2. Mugagga, James (6 March 2017). "Kabaka appointed HIV goodwill envoy". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  3. "Brief Biography of". www.buganda.com. Archived from the original on 2007-10-17. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
  4. Dennis, Ferdinand (6 October 2001). "The King and I". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  5. NewVision, Reporter (13 April 2012). "Kabaka Ronald Mutebi turns 57". New Vision. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  6. Editor, Newz Post (13 April 2017). "Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi at 62". Newz Post. Retrieved 2 May 2020. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  7. Oloka‐Onyango, J. (July 1997). "The question of Buganda in contemporary Ugandan politics". Journal of Contemporary African Studies. 15 (2): 173–189. doi:10.1080/02589009708729610. ISSN 0258-9001.
  8. Ndawula, Godfrey (24 February 2007). "Uganda: Our Politicians - Godfrey Serunkuma Lule". All Africa. New Vision. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
  9. The, Guardian (27 August 1999). "Pearly King". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  10. Giblin, John D.; Remigius, Kigongo (March 2012). "The social and symbolic context of the royal potters of Buganda". Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa. 47 (1): 64–80. doi:10.1080/0067270x.2011.647948. ISSN 0067-270X. S2CID 143770611.
  11. Sserinya, Edward (23 January 2012). "Buganda Prince's Mother Revealed". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  12. Mambule, Ali (19 April 2011). "1,000 Graduate From Muteesa University". New Vision. Kampala. Archived from the original on 8 September 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  13. "‘Kitoobero profitable’". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  14. Nakatudde, Olive. "Buddo Girl Namaganda Receives Bugandas Highest Honour". Uganda Radio Network. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
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