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WHEN KABAKA MUTESA REFUSED TO KILL EXPLORER JOHN HANNING SPEKE by William Okidi. On 19th February 1862 British explorer John Hanning Speke arrived at the Banda, Kampala, palace of Kabaka Muteesa I, the King of Buganda. He was on an expedition to discover the source of the River Nile, a mystery that had stood since Biblical times. Speke had left his travelling companion, James Augustus Grant, behind in Karagwe under the care of King Rumanika as he had been unwell. Grant finally made it to Buganda in May. Speke’s arrival in Buganda caused a real stir among the Baganda as he was the first white man ever to have ever set foot in this Kingdom. At their first meeting in Banda, Speke and Kabaka exchanged introductions before a formal gathering and Muteesa immediately took a liking to the Briton, much to the consternation of his chiefs, elders and priests who instead called for the European to be killed! Kabaka Mutesa rejected this plea even as his officials went to the Namasole (Queen Mother) and sought her backing. "The chiefs have asked you to kill the European. Why have you refused, my son?", Namasole implored Kabaka Muteesa. Muteesa stood firm and insisted that since he had already welcomed Speke, he would not kill “his friend”. Speke and Grant remained at the Palace for four months during which time the Queen Mother assigned two girls to Speke. One was aged about 12, he called her ‘Kahala’; and the other one was aged 18, he called her ‘Meri. Speke fell deeply in love with Meri. According to Church Missionary Society records, Speke sired a daughter with one of these girls and it is most certainly Meri as Kahala was too young to conceive. Speke and Grant finally left Buganda on the 7th July 1862 after gaining permission to depart from Kabaka Mutesa with the expectation that they would return another time to Buganda. But immediately after they left the palace, a most brutal bloodbath ensued. Here is what happened. Having seen off his European guests, Kabaka came upon two of his palace slaves who were wearing clothes and he suspected they had been stolen from his friend Speke. Enraged, Kabaka ordered these two slaves together with 500 others to be put to death, and this was done! Such was the brutality that Kabaka Muteesa I exhibited that he was nicknamed "Mukaabya" (Luganda for "the one who causes tears", due to his cruelty). His brutality notwithstanding, Kabaka Muteesa's foresightedness and fascination with the Europeans inspired him to implore explorer John Morton Stanley, the next major explorer who arrived in Buganda in 1875, to write a letter inviting European missionaries to Buganda. This letter was published in the Daily Telegraph Newspaper in London that same year. The Anglican Church Missionary Society (CMS) responded quickly and sent Lt. George Shergold Smith and Rev. C.T. Wilson to Muteesa's palace where they arrived on June 30, 1877. The Catholics followed, led by Father Siméon Lourdel (Mapeera) and Brother Amans Delmas (Amansi) who landed at Entebbe (Kyattale) on 17 February 1879. With the arrival of Christianity, the seed of Buganda and Uganda's development had been planted. These missionaries went on to build missions, churches, schools, hospitals, roads, etc. Had Muteesa executed Speke, things might have turned out differently for Buganda and Uganda!!

DESECRATION OF MY KINGDOM "Our position hardened in the crisis; Our natural reaction was to defend the state of Buganda." Ssekabaka Muteesa ll

'Ekyokubiri mu kuserebya Buganda, kwe kwagala ennyo okukoppa. Ekirungi n'ekibi tubikoppa, kye tutamanyi ne kye tutamanyi, tubikoppa. Tunaayiza nga twegomba ebyabalala nga tulowooza nti omuntu okweyisa n'omugwira kibeera kya waggulu... Mu 1918 omwana wa Katikkiro Sir Apollo Kaggwa Gulemye, ayitibwa Bulasiyo Mwebe, yagenda e Bungereza okusoma. Yamalayo emyaka ena. Yadda kuno mbu nga "yeerabide" Oluganda. Yayongeranga ayita mu mutaputa Omuzungu Omulabirizi w'e Kkanisa Rev. Baskerville eyayogeranga nti, "Abbaggambye nti bbwalibba ayize bbulungi Luganda, agenda ku bbabbulila ebbilungi ebbili Bungereza. Eliyo entte ezitalinga bbubbuzi bwa kuno obutavamu matta". Ate mwattu abantu nga bamwegomba, era nga bamuyita muzungu. Bangi nga baagala abaana baabwe boogere Oluzungu nga yye. So ng'ate Margaret Cook muwala wa Sir Albert Cook yagenda e Bungereza okusoma nga wamyaka musanvu, yakomawo wano mu 1935 nga wa myaka 24. Yali taddangako kuno kuwummula. Kyokka yakomawo ng'amanyi bulungi Oluganda. Yayongera nga talina nsobi gy'akola mu lulimi. Nga Muganda awedde eririmu. Omulala ye Kaaya mutabani wa Kisingiri e Bajjo. Yagenda mu Celyon okusoma, gye yamala emyaka esatu. Naye yakomawo kuno mbu nga naye "yeerabidde" Oluganda. Yanywanga omwenge ng'alina omutaputa gwe yayitanga naye, John Bakka mutabani wa Festo Manyangenda e Menvugaleembeese. Nafuna omukisa okujjanjaba John Bakka ono ku waada 2A. Yali musajja munyumya nnyo. Yali amanyi ebintu bingi bye yayitamu ate ebinyuma ennyo, era nga abikunyumiza nga musanyufu. Kaaya yayambalanga ekkooti n'empale ey'obukondo nga bya kawemba. Empale yaliko enkoba ezigikwata nga ziyita ku bibegabega ne zeegattira mu mugongo ne zituuka ku mpale. Wamma ggwe yali wamulembe nnyo. Omuyimbi olwamulaba n'amuyimba nti, "Kaaya Kaaya waffe, Kaaya, Ow'omulembe, Kaaya, Anyumira engoye ennyonjo eza kawemba, Kaaya, Kaaya, waffe, Kaaya, Alitulwanya, Kaaya,.... Buli lwe yawuliranga okumuwaana okwo, okubeera ow'omulembe, ng'ensimbi agaba, n'omwenge ng'agula, abaliwo nga banywa. Yatunda ebyalo byonna n'abimalawo ng'abinywa. Ettaka bwe yalimalawo, n'atunda n'ennyumba ye ey'omulembe. Olwo n'aggweeramu ddala, envunza ne zimuluma okumumalawo nga n'engalo zonna nvunza njereere, alya ndye. Omuyimbi y'omu yamulaba n'amuyimba nti: "kaaya ebigere yabirekera nvunza, Ng'omutwe gunywa omwenge. Aguddemu akazoole, ayize okulya envunza. Kaaya si mubi Bakka ye mubi, Ayita naye n'atamutundula nvunza, Bakka yaddamu nti, ng'amutundula zaaki ng'amanyi okuzeeriira!"' Dr A. kimala, 2017:128-29 BUGANDA GYE TWASUBWA

Desecration Of my Kingdom Buganda's relationship with Uganda had never been important before. We had dealings with the British and we had friendly neighbours...the airport, the University and the main cities were on our land...we were far the largest and most forward unit in Uganda...It was not true that, if we were granted federal status, everyone else must get it also. We never had at any time a wish to expand. Nor did it make sense to suggest that I would become Kabaka of all Uganda... We wished to hold what we had, to continue to govern ourselves, as we were demonstrably capable of doing." pg. 127-128:

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Princess (Omumbejja) Catherine Agnes Nabaloga, whose mother was Kate Ndagire. She was installed as the Lubuga at the coronation of her brother Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II, the thirty-sixth Kabaka of Buganda, who has reigned since 1993. Princess Nabaloga is the patron of Buganda Heritage Association in Denmark, founded in 1998. She holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree in linguistics. Princess (Omumbejja) Alice Mpologoma Zaalwango, whose mother was Edith Kasozi. She was born in 1961. She was educated at Gayaza Junior School, Kibuli Secondary School, and Makerere University. She died in Pretoria, South Africa from breast cancer on 23 March 2005. She is buried at Kasubi. Princess (Omumbejja) Stella Alexandria Sserwamutanda Ndagire. Born in Nairobi, Kenya. Her mother was Zibiah Wangari Ngatho, a Kikuyu. She was raised in Kampala and Nairobi. Settled in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.[citation needed] Princess (Omumbejja) Jane Mpologoma Nabanakulya. Born in Sunga Village, Buyaga County, Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom, on 12 April 1964. Omuzaana Naome Nanyonga was her mother. In 2003, she moved to London, England, where she lives with her husband David Segawa Mukasa. Princess (Omumbejja) Gertrude Christine Naabanaakulya Tebattagwabwe. Was born at Mengo Hospital on 20 August 1964. Her mother is Margaret Nakato of Nkumba, Busiro County. Grew up in Uganda until the age of nine, when she relocated to London, England. Studied to become an accountant. Moved back to Uganda in May 2013. Princess Diana Balizzamuggale Teyeggala. She is the youngest of Mutesa's children. She was born in Kampala in October 1966, after her father had gone into exile. Her mother is Catherine Karungu, an Ankole princess. Teyeggala never saw her father alive. After a period of illness she died on 20 December 2025. She is buried at the Kasubi Tombs and used to reside in Kampala.

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Ssekabaka Mutesa II is recorded to have fathered at least 15 sons and 9 daughters: Prince Kiweewa Luswata. The first son of Kabaka Muteesa II. He was born in Wakiso. He lived and studied in France. He died in the early 1990s and was buried at Kasubi Tombs, Nabulagala. Prince Robert Masamba Kimera, whose mother was Nesta M. Rugumayo. He was born in Kampala in 1950. He was educated at St. Mary's College Kisubi, and King's College Budo and in Canada. He worked as a geologist with the Swaziland Department of Geology between 1980 and 1983. He was a lecturer at the Nakawa Vocational School from 1991 until 1992. In 1993, he settled in Canada. Prince (Omulangira) David Francis Ssuuna Kayima Ssezzibwa. Was born in Kitovu, Masaka. His mother was Muzaana Mary Nabweteme of the Lungfish (Mmamba) clan. He was a teacher and a psychologist. Died in Denmark and was interred in Bugembe royal tombs in Wakiso. Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II, the current Kabaka of Buganda, whose mother was Sarah Nalule. Prince (Omulangira) Frederick Wampamba Ssuuna, whose mother was Edith Kasozi. He was a Pilot and Commissioned Officer in the Ugandan Air Force. It’s alleged that he was assassinated on the orders of Idi Amin at Bombo in 1972. He is buried at the Kasubi Tombs in Nabulagala. Prince (Omulangira) Henry Kalemeera, whose mother was Damali Nnakawombe. He was educated at King's College, Buddo and Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia. He is an aeronautical engineer. He settled in the United States. Worked or still works as a flight engineer with American Airlines. Prince (Omulangira) George Michael Ndawula, whose mother was Muzaana Nalwoga. Prince (Omulangira) Joseph Ndawula, whose mother was Muzaana Nzera Nabakooza. He has worked with the foreign services and still serves as Uganda's High Commissioner to Namibia Prince (Omulangira) Richard Walugembe Bamweyana, whose mother was Sarah Nalule. He was born in 1956, educated at Achimota School, Ghana, and worked in the fashion and advertising industries. He died in the 2000s. He was buried at Kasubi Tombs in Nabulagala. Prince (Omulangira) Katabaazi Mukarukidi, whose mother was Damali Nnakawombe. He is an airline pilot in Nigeria. Prince (Omulangira) Patrick Nakibinge, whose mother was Sarah Nalule. He died in the 2000s and is buried at Kasubi Tombs in Nabulagala. Prince (Omulangira) Daudi Golooba. He was educated at King's College Budo and Makerere University. He is an accountant. He is a founding member and chairman of the Buganda Heritage Association of the United Kingdom (UK) and Ireland (founded in 1998). He settled in the UK. Prince (Omulangira) Herbert Kateregga, whose mother was Kaakako Rwanchwende. He settled in the UK. Prince (Omulangira) Fredrick Mawanda Mutebi. He was born in 1965 to Muzaana Specioza Namagembe. He died and was interred in Bugembegembe royal tombs in Wakiso district. Prince (Omulangira) Daudi Kintu Wasajja, whose mother was Winifred Keihangwe. He was born in Kampala in May 1966, after his father had left Uganda. He was educated at the University of Nottingham in the UK, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts. He worked as an executive underwriter for Pan World Insurance Company and as a regional retail manager for Celtel (Uganda) Limited (now Airtel Uganda Limited). He is a member of Buganda Land Board, Kabira Country Club, Hash Harriers Athletic Club, and others. Lives in Kampala. Princess (Omumbejja) Dorothy Kabonesa Naamukaabya Nassolo, whose mother was Damali Nakawombe. She was born at the Mengo Palace in 1951. She is a graduate of the University of Nairobi. Lives in Kampala. Princess (Omumbejja) Dina Kigga Mukarukidi, whose mother was Beatrice Kabasweka. She works at the headquarters of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Princess (Omumbejja) Anne Sarah Kagere Nandawula, whose mother is Kate Ndagire. Born at Mengo in 1951.

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