KING OF BUGANDA

Muwenda Mutebi II

Ronald

The reigning Kabaka(King) of the kingdom of Buganda, a constitutional kingdom in modern-day Uganda. He is the 36th Kabaka of Buganda

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QUEEN OF BUGANDA

Sylvia Nagginda

The current Nnaabagereka(Queen) of Buganda who married Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II of Buganda on 27 August 1999

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PRIME MINISTER OF BUGANDA

Peter Mayiga

Charles

The current katikkiro(Prime Minister) in the kingdom of BUganda. He is a Ugandan Lawyer and seasoned author

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Okuva mu Ministule y'Ebyenjigiriza

Ebikwata ku Basaale (Skaala)

Nyiga / Click Me

BUGANDA ANTHEM

A Melodic Tribute to Tradition and Unity

Ekitiibwa Kya Buganda (Anthem)

Chorus

Twesiimye nnyo, twesiimye nnyo
Olwa Buganda yaffe
Ekitiibwa kya Buganda kyava dda
Naffe tukikuumenga.

Full Lyrics

Welcome To the Kingdom of Buganda

Buganda, the largest of the medieval kingdoms in present-day Uganda, became an important and powerful state during the 19th century. Established in the late 14th century along the shore of Lake Victoria, it evolved around its founding kabaka (king) Kintu, who came to the region from northeast Africa. Kintu, who arrived as the leader of multiple clans, conquered the area, defeating the last indigenous ruler, Bemba Musota, to establish his new state. Kintu, however, ordered the new clans to intermarry with the indigenous people creating the Buganda ethnic group.

Thirty six kabakas or kings followed Kintu, who mysteriously disappeared after laying Buganda’s foundation. While in the early centuries the kings ruled at the mercy of the clan heads, by 1700 they ...