KABAKA RONALD MUWENDA MUTEBI II
Ronald Edward Frederick Kimera Muwenda Mutebi II (born 13 April 1955) is the reigning Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda, a constitutional kingdom in modern-day Uganda. He is the 36th Kabaka of Buganda.
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1Claim to the throne
2Married life
3Children
4Other responsibilities
5Patronages
6Honours
7Ancestry
8References
9External links
Claim to the throne
He was born at the Mulago Hospital, Kampala.[1] 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 NabakyalaSarah Nalule, Omuzaana Kabejja, of the Nkima clan.
Muwenda Mutebi II, Ireland, 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, where he read social anthropology and law but was rusticated before he earned a degree.[2] At the age of 11, he was appointed as Heir Apparent by his father on 6 August 1966. While in exile with his father, he reportedly worked as a double-glazing salesman in the United Kingdom,[3] and as a journalist, was Associate Editor of the magazine African Concord and a member of the Executive Committee of the African National Congress (ANC) in London.[1] 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. On 31 July 1993, he was crowned at Buddo. He assumed the style of "His Majesty". He maintains his capital at Mengo.
Married life
Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II is married to one wife, whom he wed on 27 August 1999. The official title of the Kabaka's wife is the Nnabagereka. Her full name and title is Sylvia Nagginda, the Nnabagereka, daughter of John Mulumba Luswaata of Nkumba, Kyaddondo, a member of the Omusu clan and Rebecca Nakintu Musoke who currently lives in New York. She is the granddaughter of George William Musoke and Nora Musoke of Nazzigo, Kyaggwe; and Omutaka Nelson Nkalubo Sebugwawo and Catherine Sebugwawo of Nkumba. The royal wedding was held at Saint Paul's Cathedral Namirembe, in Kampala, on 27 August 1999.[4] Together, they have one daughter, Sarah Katrina Mirembe Ssangalyambogo Nachwa, born on 4 July 2001 in London, United Kingdom.[citation needed]
Children
The children of Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II include the following:[5] (1) Prince (Kiweewa) Jjunju Suuna, whose mother is Vénantie Sebudandi. He was born in London, United Kingdom, in 1986. He attended King's College, Budo, before moving to England for further studies. (2) Princess (Omumbejja) Joan Nassolo. (3) Princess (Omumbejja) Victoria Nkinzi. (4) Princess (Omumbejja) Katrina Sarah Kirabo Ssangalyambogo. She was born in London, UK, on 4 July 2001. She attends private school in Kampala, Uganda. She is an excellent swimmer and has won awards at competitions in East Africa, within her age group.[6] (5) Prince (Omulangira) Richard Ssemakookiro, born in July 2011. On 17 January 2012 the Katikkiro (Prime Minister) of Buganda Kingdom at that time, Engineer John Baptist Walusimbi, confirmed that Prince Ssemakookiro′s mother is a Muganda lady from the Enseenene (Grasshopper) clan. Later, the prince's mother was revealed as Rose Nansikombi, who hails from Luweero District in Buganda (Central Uganda).[7]
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.[8] 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, which is a telecommunication company, BBS Television, which is a kingdom TV, CBS FM, Majestic Brands, which deals in selling royal products, Ngule beer in collaboration with Uganda Breweries Ltd, Muganzirwazza Plaza, a commercial building in Katwe, a suburb of the Ugandan capital Kampala, Masengere building another building, which also houses Kingdom Television.
Patronages
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Patron and Chief of the Trustee Buganda Cultural and Development Foundation [BUCADEF] (since 1996).
Patron of the Kabaka Foundation.
Patron of the Buganda Development Agency (BDA).
Patron of the Monkton Foundation.
Chairman of Rexba Ltd.
Honours
National honours
Sovereign of the Order of the Shield and Spears.[citation needed] Cultural honours: The peaceful lion, the Ssabalongo (head of twin parents), hammered legs (magulu nyondo)
Ancestry
[show]Ancestors of Muwenda Mutebi II of Buganda
References
^ Jump up to:a b c "The Abalasangeye Dynasty", Royal Ark.
Jump up^ Dennis, Ferdinand (6 October 2001). "The King and I". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
Jump up^ The, Telelegraph (2 June 2002). "Idi Amin's Island of Slaughter For Sale". The Sunday Telegraph. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
Jump up^ The, Guardian (27 August 1999). "Pearly King". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
Jump up^ "The Children of Kabaka Muwenda Mutebi II". Royalark.net. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
Jump up^ Nsubuga, Michael (10 March 2014). "Ssangalyambogo Named On Team for CANA". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
Jump up^ Sserinya, Edward (23 January 2012). "Buganda Prince's Mother Revealed". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
Jump up^ Mambule, Ali (19 April 2011). "1,000 Graduate From Muteesa University". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
External links
"Kabaka Ronal Muwenda Mutebi II", Buganda Royal Family
Genealogy of the Kabakas of Buganda
List of The Kings of Buganda
Patterns of Marriage Among Baganda Kings
Photo of Royal Wedding of Kabaka Mutebi and Lady Sylvia Nagginda 29 August 1999
Regnal titles
Preceded by Mutesa II of BugandaKabaka of Buganda 31 July 1993 – presentIncumbent
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