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This 1879 photo shows two queens of Ssekabaka Ssuuna II and their maidservants at his palace in Nakasero.
Ssuuna II was the 29th Kabaka of Buganda who reigned from 1832 to 1856. He was a powerful king remembered for having 148 wives. Like all Buganda kings, he had many palaces Mulago and Nakasero included. His main palace was at Wamala Kyadondo. where he was buried and where Wamala Tombs is today. Nakasero was one of his other palaces.
When the British colonialists invaded Buganda, they first settled in Old Kampala. They later shifted their administration to Nakasero Hill because it was higher and more strategic for defence.
The British colonial authorities decided to transfer their administrative offices and government residences across the Nakivubo River to Nakasero Hill. To protect their new headquarters, the British military built Nakasero Fort in the 1890s, utilizing its defensive high ground to withstand assaults during regional conflicts.
On that same hill where Ssuuna's palace used to be, the British built a new house, the official residence for their top officer in Buganda, the British Resident for Buganda. They called it Nakasero State Lodge.
That house is what we now know today as State House, Nakasero the official residence of the President of Uganda ( British modern governor) present days.
So the same hill has moved from being a palace for Ssuuna's queens, to a house for the British colonial Resident, to State House Today.
ERIAS LUKWAGO: THE TRUE SON OF BUGANDA - BUGANDA IS LOSING ITS SENSIBLE SONS
As we pray for him, we must tell the truth. Buganda is losing its most sensible leaders one by one, and Lukwago is one of the last of that golden generation.
THE TRUE SON OF BUGANDA
Erias Lukwago Ssalongo was born on May 11, 1970, in Kabungo, Masaka now Kalungu District deep inside Buganda. He is of the Nkima Clan (Jjajja wa Buganda) He is a Salongo. He is not from the new breed of politicians who change parties for money.
He is a lawyer by profession Makerere University Law degree, Law Development Centre, and a specialist in constitutional law and human rights since 1998. He used law to defend the voiceless, not the powerful.
Buganda has no authority in the 1995 Constitution and since Obote abrogated the 1962 constitution. The Kingdom was restored in 1993 only as a cultural institution. This is the wound that still bleeds inside Baganda hearts.
While many Baganda MPs kept quiet to keep their jobs, Lukwago stood:
On Federo and Ebyaffe, As MP Kampala Central (2006-2011) and Shadow Minister for Justice, he demanded federalism and the full return of Buganda's 9,000 square miles.
On Kampala on Buganda Land, Kampala sits on Buganda land. As Lord Mayor for 15 years (2011-2026), he fought the KCCA Act that gave central government power over Buganda's capital. He called it "riding an unruly horse" because he was defending market vendors, bibanja holders, and ordinary Baganda.
On the Kabaka: When Mengo was attacked, he defended the institution, arguing that Buganda's demand for federalism is a constitutional right, not tribalism.
HE STOOD WITH BUGANDA
This is what makes Lukwago different and why Buganda loves him.
Today, the Junta has planted a new breed of fake opposition politicians. Their job is simple: attack Buganda every day, insult the Kabaka, abuse Katikkiro Mayiga, call Buganda's federal demand tribal, and divide Baganda in the name of "struggle."
They are paid to make Buganda look bad, to make our youth hate Mengo Adminstration, to say Buganda is the problem for junta’s long stay in power.
In all that noise, Lukwago never joined them. While they were attacking Mengo for money, he stood firm with Buganda and his Kabaka.
He never insulted the Kabaka for likes on TikTok or any socials. He never attacked Katikkiro to please State House. He knew that without Buganda, there is no Uganda. He knew that the Kingdom is our identity.
That is why the Kabaka's subjects respect him. He is a Salongo who knows that you cannot fight for justice in Uganda while you are fighting Buganda. True justice must start with respecting Buganda.
BUGANDA IS LOSING SUCH SENSIBLE LEADERS - LIKE HAJJI HUSSEIN KYANJO
This is where the pain is deepest. We lost Hajji Hussein Kyanjo, and now we may lose Lukwago the same way.
Kyanjo and Lukwago are the same school: Both were principled JEEMA&DP giants from Buganda. Both refused ministerial bribes. Both were loved by the common person.
And both paid with their bodies for opposing the Junta.
Hajji Kyanjo went to Parliament a healthy man. He came out poisoned. He lived for years with a colostomy bag until he died. The state never investigated.
Now Lukwago same script. Arrested from his home in Wakaliga on June 15 by armed SFC, charged with misprision of treason, denied bail four times, kept in Luzira for over 60 days without trial, denied treatment abroad despite a medical report recommending India, now collapsed and rushed to Mulago.
IF BUGANDA HAD AUTONOMY, WE WOULD BE FAR
If Buganda had autonomy - Federo - we would be very far with leaders like Lukwago and Kyanjo. They would not be wasting their best years in Luzira and Mulago. They would be building Buganda as Prime Ministers and Attorney Generals of Buganda.
Buganda has the land, the capital, the economy, and the brains. What we lack is political power, because the Junta knows if Buganda gets autonomy, it will no longer be controlled.
RELEASE HIM!!
We are praying for Salongo Erias Lukwago after he was rushed to Mulago National Referral Hospital in critical condition on Monday, October 19, 2026. His family confirmed he is in critical condition. He has spinal complications, breathing difficulties, and pain from an old artificial disc operation that doctors said needs review in India.
AL DEMAND: RELEASE HIM IMMEDIATELY
We pray for healing, but we also demand action.
We demand the IMMEDIATE AND UNCONDITIONAL RELEASE of Erias Lukwago on medical grounds.
Let it be warned: If Erias Lukwago dies in the hands of the dictator's government, in Luzira or in Mulago under guard, it will be very dangerous.
Dangerous for the country. Dangerous for Buganda. Dangerous for this regime. You cannot finish all our sensible sons and expect us to keep quiet. You cannot finish those who stand with Buganda and the Kabaka while promoting those who insult Buganda on a daily basis.
If he dies, his blood will be on your hands.
FREE ERIAS LUKWAGO NOW BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE.
Ayi Katonda olokole emitima gy'ababi abefuula nti batambulira wansi wa mateeka go
His Majesty at that time, Kabaka Edward Frederick Walugembe Luwangula Muteesa II, posing with one of the animals he killed during his hunting expedition in Ethiopia. He was a fearless and passionate hunter who loved hunting very much.
The Buganda Royal Watch retweeted
Minisita wa Kabaka eyawummula Owek Ssewava Serubiri ayozaayozezza Captn. Herbert Mulasa Musiitwa olw’okutuuka ku mazaalibwa ge ag’emyaka 70 namwebaza olw’okuweereza Kabaka we awataali kasiimo
Captn Musiitwa yali omu ku b’ebyokwerinda mu Lubiri.
Akabaga kabadde Kitende mu maka ge
Abantu baffe tebasobola ggaasi mukiseera kino nga emiwendo gya masanyalaze giri waggulu nnyo. Gavumenti esaanye okutunula munteekateeka nokusosowaza obulamu bw’abantu ba buligyo, nga essira erissa kukukakanya emiwendo gyamasanyalaze olwo buli muntu wawansi asookerwako afune obusobozi okwetanira enkola eyagala okuleetabwa.
"If civilization is judged by the amount of diversity a community or society is able to accommodate, the Baganda are the most civilized".
It's more than the language rather the whole culture, totems and norms are fascinating & wonderful.
Writen by a British Explorer John Roscoe the British missionary, anthropologist and explorer who lived 12 years in Buganda.
His book THE BAGANDA (1923) first published 1911, then revised 1923.
Roscoe was different from other explorers of that time. While most Europeans were calling Africans "primitive," he was amazed by Baganda in Buganda territory because of the;
1. More than 52 Clans with different totems yet they all lived under one Kabaka without fighting each other. That is the diversity he meant.
2. The great Buganda Lukiiko system a parliament with representation from every clan, 300 years before British parliament came.
3. Language and etiquette, every clan has its own taboos but shares one language Luganda.
4. Empisa the manners and respect that held it all together. A system of greeting, kneeling, speech and taboos that taught every Muganda how to live with others without disrespecting their culture and clan system or totem.
Other explorers said similar things, Sir Harry Johnston called Baganda "the Japanese of Africa" and Sir Winston Churchill in 1907 called them "polite, intelligent, and highly civilized" but Roscoe's 1923 quote is the most famous.
The Baganda: an account of their native customs and beliefs
Their Royal Highnesses Prince Edward Mbogo and Princess Sarah Ndagire the grandchildren of Sir Edward Muteesa II, the 35th Kabaka of Buganda.
They are the children of HRH Prince David Kintu Wasajja the younger brother of His Majesty Ssaabasajja Kabaka Ronald Fredrick Kimera Muwenda Mutebi II, and Omuzaana Marion Nankya.
Their Royal Highnesses Prince Edward Mbogo and Princess Sarah Ndagire are the niece and nephew of the reigning monarch of Buganda, His Majesty Ssaabasajja Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II.
Why the name Mbogo?
HRH Prince Edward Mbogo was born in January 2014 at Nakasero hospital Kampala (Kyadondo)the same hospital as his sister Princess Sarah Ndagire was born in 2016, and his name was chosen to honor two great ancestors:
1. Sir Edward Walugembe Luwangula Muteesa ll his late great-grandfather, the 35th Kabaka of Buganda.
2. HRH Prince Nuuhu Mbogo Kyabasinga the brother to Kabaka Muteesa ll, the renowned Prince of Buganda and leader of Islam Islam in B(Uganda)
Who was Prince Nuuhu Mbogo?
Prince Nuuhu Mbogo was the son of Ssekabaka Ssuuna II Kalema and the younger brother of Ssekabaka Muteesa I. He was the uncle of Ssekabaka Mwanga II and the great-grand uncle of Ssekabaka Sir Edward Muteesa II.
When Christianity and Islam clashed in Buganda, Prince Mbogo became the most respected leader of the Baganda Muslims. He was so influential that the British even considered making him Kabaka. He refused to fight his brothers for the throne and instead became a pillar of peace, faith, and education for all Baganda. Today, Mbogo is a name synonymous with Islamic leadership and royalty in Buganda, with schools and mosques named after him.
They are not just grandchildren of Ssekabaka Muteesa ll and great grandchildren of Ssekabaka Daudi Chwa ll. They are the living bridge between Sir Edward Muteesa II and Prince Nuuhu Mbogo.
Wangaala Buganda nnyaffe!
Mu kifaananyi ye Ssaabasajja Kabaka nga abuuza owekitiibwa Jolly Lutaaya ogwaali gubade oluvanyuma lwokulengera abantu be abaali bafa ekiziyiro bwebali nga bakungaanye mu bungi ku Masiro e kasubi nga buli omu alwaana okulaba ku Mpologoma. wabula kyawaliriza Nnyinimu okusazaamu okwogera kwe asooke alabe ogubade eri abantu be.
March 2010
Omwana wa Ssekabaka Muteesa II
HRH Princess Dina Kigga Muka Rukidi. Her mother is Omuzaana Princess Beatrice Kabasweke, a Mubiitokati from the Kingdom of Tooro.
The Princess is the elder sister to His Majesty the Kabaka of Buganda Ronald Fredrick Kimera Muwenda Mutebi ll
She is the Nnalinya of the tombs of Ssekabaka Wasswa Winyi at Kibulala in Ssingo.
Princess Dina Kigga works at the African Union in the city of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
14 YEARS WITHOUT CAPT. KISITU MIVULE COMMANDER KABAKA PROTECTION UNITY (KPU) Nov 1974 - 14 Oct 2012
Buganda lost a scholar, a soldier, and a loyal protector to His Majesty the Kabaka.
Capt. Stephen Kisitu Mivule was born in November 1974 to Benedicto and Kevina Kisitu of Naluvule, Wakiso.
He started at Nansana Preparatory School, went to Ndejje Secondary School, and joined Makerere University in 1998 for Social Works and Social Administration.
In 2001 he joined the UPDF, graduating as Lieutenant. He served 7 years in Mbarara, then in Masindi. In 2010 he was deployed to Somalia, where his courage earned him promotion to Captain.
On return from Somalia in 2011, he chose the law. He enrolled for a Diploma in Legal Practice at Law Development Centre, Kampala, and at the time of his death in 2012, he was studying Law at Makerere University. He wanted to serve Buganda not just with a gun, but with the law.
In January 2012, that commitment earned him the highest honour Head of the Kabaka Protection Unit (KPU) and Chief Bodyguard to His Majesty Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II.
On 10th October 2012, a mysterious fire engulfed the security house at Bulange, Mengo. Six were affected. Capt. Mivule suffered severe burns and succumbed on Sunday 14 / Oct / 2012 at Nakasero Hospital. He was laid to rest in Naluvule.
The loss was so heavy:
Gen. Aronda Nyakairima called him "a courageous, devoted, patriotic and law-abiding person that the country has lost." Owek Katikkiro J.B Walusimbi said Buganda would dearly miss a committed man to His Majesty and Buganda.
Buganda did not just lose a guard. We lost a man who had seen war in Somalia and came back to study law, a man who combined the discipline of the barracks, the wisdom of Makerere, and the loyalty to the Throne. He was the future a soldier who would have become a lawyer, a protector who would have become an elder to advise the Kingdom.
The cause of the fire remains a mystery to this day, though a probe was promised. His children and wives were left behind, with the army pledging to care for them.
14 years later, we still remember: He did not die for politics. He died protecting Bulange, the heart of Buganda.
Wumula mirembe Afande Mivule. Naluvule ekulinda, Buganda tekujjeerabiranga.
#CaptMivule14Years
The Buganda Royal Watch retweeted
@BugandaKingdom_ Minister @CotlidaNakatte graced the Global Hand Washing Day Cerebration in Katwe Royal market. We are thankful to all the kingdom Ministry initiatives that have supported the health wellbeing of our market vendors such as; the Heart health medical campaigns and – at Kampala, Uganda
THE IMPORTANCE OF MUJAGUZO (OBUKULU BWA MUJAGUZO)
Mujaguzo is what elevates a Prince (Eyubula omulangira) into a Kabaka. In Buganda, a Prince who beats on Mujaguzo is considered to have overthrown the Kabaka.
It has its own guard army led by Omutaka Mpinga of Jjokolera, and it is only brought out for major ceremonies such as the Coronation (Amatikkira) and the birthday of Ssaabasajja Kabaka and on any other ceremony if the king wishes (Beene bwasiima).
Whenever a Prince is chosen to ascend to the throne (Nnamulondo), he must first beat the Mujaguzo. If this ritual is not performed, he cannot become Kabaka.
Whenever the drums are taken out for a ceremony, upon their return, a feast is held for their people cows are slaughtered and people eat. In ancient times, these drums were kept in the village of Ttamu in Ssingo, at the home of Omutaka Muganda.
SKINNING THE DRUMS (OKUZIREEGA)
They are skinned by Omutaka Kireega from the Lion (Empologoma) Clan, assisted by Omutaka Katula of the Vervet Monkey (Ngeye) Clan.
They are skinned using the hide of a patched cow (eddiba ly’ente ya lubombwe) and that of a plain white bull with no spots (eddiba ly’ente ennume eryeryu ttuku). The patched hide is used for the top while the white one is used for the bottom (the base where it sits), and it must be a bull.
THE SACREDNESS OF MUJAGUZO ( OBULOMBOLOMBO BWA MUJAGUZO)
No woman is allowed to enter its inner chamber ( Muntindi ekisenge weziterekebwa tewayingirwa mukazi), nor any man who has not observed sexual abstinence (okukuuma obwerende ennaku 9). A man must have abstained from sexual relations with any woman for nine days before entering.
Even the Kabaka must observe nine days of abstinence before performing rituals or beating the Mujaguzo. The drums are skinned and beaten only inside the palace.
The Drum-King (Kabaka E nngoma) and the Human-King (Kabaka Omuntu) do not spend the night in the same palace, and once the Drum King has been beaten, it returns to its own palace.
When the King beats the Mujaguzo drums, it is referred to as greeting the Mujaguzo (Okulamusa Mujaguzo).
OTHER DRUMS THAT FORM MUJAGUZO (EnnGOMA ENDALA EZIKOLA OMWALIRO GWA MUJAGUZO)
Apart from Kawulugumo and Namanyonyi, the other drums that make up Mujaguzo are called the spotted drums (za mibala). They are as follows:
1. Ttimba
This drum came with Ssekabaka Kimera; it was beaten for him as he traveled from Bunyoro to take over Buganda. It is skinned by Banyoro from Buyaga and is skinned with the hide of a monitor lizard (Nswaswa). It is large and greyish in appearance.
2. Kanabba
This is the drum for princes and princesses who will never ascend to the kingship, and they are not considered Princes of Mujaguzo. To beat them, they are placed on a branched tree (Bazisa ku muti oguliko amatabi kwebazikubira era kwezitbulira) and whenever they need to be moved, they are moved together with their tree on the branches.
3. Wango
This is a historical drum that beats its self alone in a separate space (Nngoma yabyafaayo nnyo yekuba yokka mu bbanga eggere). It is skinned with the hide of a white bull.
4. Bugandabumu
This drum was introduced by His Majesty Ssaabasajja Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II to unite Buganda. When it is beaten, it signifies that the whole of Buganda has assembled.
5. Bantadde
This drum is beaten for a prince when he has been chosen to ascend to the throne. It confirms that 'they have installed him' (bamutadde) to ascend to the throne. Other Mujaguzo drums include Nakawombe, Lusonso, Ntenga and many others we shall look at tomorrow.
In Buganda, there are three categories of ba Kabaka (Kings). There is the Kabaka who sits on the Throne (Nnamulondo), the 'Kabaka' of the spirits and deities known as Kateebe, and the Kabaka who does not speak.
The Kabaka who does not speak is the Mujaguzo, the royal drums that have their own palace (Olubiri) at Kabowa in Kyaddondo.
The term Mujaguzo refers to a set of several drums that combine to produce a single urgent message. They are beaten in times of sorrow and in times of joy.
In times of sorrow, such as when the Kabaka declares war as Ssekabaka Daudi Chwa II did in 1897 when he declared the war of Bukaleeba or in times of joy, such as when a prince or princess is born.
There are many Mujaguzo drums, but the two most important are Kawulugumo, which is regarded as the male drum, and Namanyonyi, which is regarded as the female drum, or the wife (queen) of Kawulugumo
At Kabowa, Kawulugumo and Namanyonyi each have their own palace. Kawulugumo is kept by Omutaka Kawuula of the Lugave clan, from the lineage of Kasoma Nakatanza, and it is his clan that beats it. Namanyonyi is kept by Omutaka Kimoomera of the Butiko clan, but it is also beaten by the Lugave clan.
Just as a husband and wife walk together, these Mujaguzo drums also move together.
When Kabaka Kintu was performing the ceremony to celebrate the twins he had with Nambi Nantuttululu, he sent Ssebuganda Namuguzi of the Empologoma (Lion) clan to bring two drums to be beaten at the ceremony.
They sounded so magnificent that everyone at the ceremony enjoyed them, and when the ceremony ended, Kabaka Kintu said, 'These were not merely drums, but Mujaguzo,' and that is how the name Mujaguzo originated.
Tomorrow, we shall look at the Importance of Mujaguzo, why a Prince must beat it to become Kabaka, other sets of drums that make up mujaguzo and its sacred taboos.
