Muwenda Mutebi II of Buganda

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

Muwenda Mutebi II of Buganda
Kabaka of Buganda
Reign	31 July 1993 – present
Coronation	31 July 1993
Predecessor	Mutesa II of Buganda
Born	(1955-04-13) 13 April 1955 (age 70) Mulago Hospital, Kampala
Spouse	Lady Sylvia Nagginda, the Nnaabagereka
Issue	Crispin Jjunju Kiweewa Victoria Nkinzi Joan Tebatagwabwe Nassolo Sarah Katrina Ssangalyambogo Richard Ssemakookiro Jasmine Babirye Jade Nakato
Names Ronald Edward Frederick Kimera Muwenda Mutebi II
House	Abalasangeye dynasty
Father	Mutesa II of Buganda
Mother	Namasole Sarah Kabejja Kisosonkole Nalule
Religion	Anglican

He was appointed as UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador for Ending AIDS among men in the Eastern and Southern Africa with a special focus on the 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, 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.
• Patron of the Old Budonians' Club

Honours

National honours

• Sovereign of the Order of the Shield and Spears.^[14]

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

Ancestors of Muwenda Mutebi II of Buganda

16. Kabaka Mutesa I of Buganda 8. Kabaka Mwanga II of Buganda 17. Abakyala Abisagi Bagalayaze 4. Kabaka Daudi Cwa II of Buganda 9. Abakyala Evalini Kulabako 2. Kabaka Mutesa II of Buganda 10. Rev. Yonasani Kaizi 5. Abakyala Irene Drusilla Namaganda 1. Kabaka Muwenda Mutebi II of Buganda[citation needed] 6. Hon. Christopher M. Ssekkuma Kisosonkole 3. Abakyala Sarah Nalule 14. Ssekiboobo Hamu Rwamujonjoza Mukasa of Kyaggwe 7. Victoria Sarah Nalwanga

Succession table

Preceded by Muteesa II

King of Buganda 1993–Present

Succeeded by NA