Kayemba of Buganda

Ssekabaka Kayemba Kisiki
Kabaka of Buganda
Reign1690 - 1704
PredecessorJuuko of Buganda
SuccessorTebandeke of Buganda
BornUganda
Died1704
Unknown
Burial
Nabulagala, Busiro
Spouse1. Lady Nabbanja
2. Lady Nakku
FatherKateregga of Buganda
MotherNamasole Namutebi

Kayemba Kisiki was Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda between 1690 and 1704. He was the seventeenth (17th) Kabaka of Buganda.

Claim to the throne

He was the third son of Kabaka Kateregga Kamegere, Kabaka of Buganda, who reigned between 1644 and 1674. His mother was Namutebi of the Mamba clan, who was the eighth (8th) of his father's nine wives. He ascended the throne upon the death of his elder brother. He established his capital at Lunnyo.[1] Lunnyo is located near the city of Entebbe, close to where the current Uganda State House stands today.

Married life

He married two wives:[1]

  • Nabbanja, daughter of Kasujja, of the Ngeye clan
  • Nakku, daughter of Walusimbi, of the Ffumbe clan

Issue

He fathered three sons:[1]

  • Prince (Omulangira) Sematimba, whose mother was Nabbanja
  • Prince (Omulangira) Wakayima, whose mother was Nabbanja
  • Prince (Omulangira) Kewumpuli, whose mother was Nakku. He was born limbless and consequently excluded from the succession.

The final years

Kabaka Kayemba died at an advanced age around 1704.[citation needed] He is buried at Nabulagala, Busiro.[2]

Succession table

Preceded by King of Buganda
c.1690-c.1704 		Succeeded by

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Kaggwa, Apollo; Kalibala, Ernest B. (1934). The Customs of the Baganda. p. 29.
  2. ^ "Ssekabaka Kayemba Is Buried At Nabulagala, Busiro". Buganda.com. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2014.