Muwenda Mutebi II of Buganda

Muwenda Mutebi II of Buganda
Kabaka of Buganda
Reign31 July 1993 – present
Coronation31 July 1993
PredecessorMutesa II of Buganda
Born (1955-04-13) 13 April 1955 (age 69)
Mulago Hospital, Kampala
SpouseLady Sylvia Nagginda, the Nnaabagereka
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 Kabejja Kisosonkole Nalule
ReligionAnglican

Kabaka Ronald Edward Frederick Kimera Muwenda Mutebi II (born 13 April 1955) is King of the Kingdom of Buganda. He is the 36th Kabaka of Buganda.

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]

Early years and reign

He was born at Mulago 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 and first President of the Independent Uganda 1962-1966. His mother was Omuzaana Kabejja Sarah Nalule 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 Milton Obote regime and the military junta that briefly replaced Obote. He was proclaimed at Buddo in a coronation ceremony at Naggalabi on 31 July 1993 upon the constitutional restoration of kingdoms in Uganda that had been abolished by Milton Obote. He has been on the royal throne since then with his seat at Bulange building in Mengo, Kampala.

Personal life

Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II is married to Sylvia Nagginda, whom he wed on 27 August 1999 at Saint Paul's Cathedral Namirembe, in Kampala.[8] Her official title is the Nnabagereka.

Ssaabasajja Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II

The children of Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II include the following:[citation needed]

  • Prince (Kiweewa) Savio Muwenda or Juunju Suuna. He was born in 1986 in London, United Kingdom to his mother, Vénantie Sebudandi a former diplomat from the Republic of Rwanda (now deceased). 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.[9]
  • 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.[10]

Mutebi II underwent a several months long psychotherapeutical treatment in Namibia in early 2024.[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] Muteesa I authored a letter to the queen of England inviting missionaries and educationalist in Uganda and is therefore considered the father of education in Uganda.

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

  • 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), Magulu Nyondo, Ssaabasajja , Omuti Ogubala Ensimbi N'ebikomo, Ekiryo ama Sserulanda Ekimaamidde Obuganda.

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.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ Mugagga, James (6 March 2017). "Kabaka appointed HIV goodwill envoy". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  3. ^ "MULAGO NATIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL -". mulagohospital.go.ug. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
  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. ^ The, Guardian (27 August 1999). "Pearly King". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Sserinya, Edward (23 January 2012). "Buganda Prince's Mother Revealed". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  11. ^ Govt rejects Ugandan King Mutebi II’s visa extension request. The Namibian, 17 July 2024.
  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.
Regnal titles
Preceded by Kabaka of Buganda
31 July 1993 – present 		Incumbent