Mulondo of Buganda

The basics

Quick Facts

PlacesUganda
Gender
Male
BirthUganda
Family
Father:Nakibinge of Buganda
Children:Sekamaanya of Buganda
The details

Biography

Mulondo Sekajja was Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda between 1555 and 1564. He was the 9th Kabaka of Buganda.

Claim to the throne

He was the eldest surviving son of Kabaka Nakibinge Kagali, Kabaka of Buganda, who reigned between 1524 and 1554. His mother was Nabakyaala Namulondo, the fourth wife of his father and the Naabagereka. He was elected to succeed his father, upon his father's death and after the regency of his step-mother expired on the birth of her daughter in 1555. He established his capital at Mitw'ebiri Hill.

Married life

He married as his only wife, Nakku, daughter of Naserenga, of the Ffumbe clan.

Issue

He fathered three sons, by his wife, Nakku of the Ffumbe clan:

  • Prince (Omulangira) Kazibwe
  • Prince (Omulangira) Walugembe
  • Kabaka Sekamaanya Kisolo, Kabaka of Buganda

The final years

He died at the Kiryokyembi Palace, in Mitw'ebiri. He is buried at Gombe, in Bulemeezi County. Other credible sources place his burial place at Bulondo Busiro.

Succession table

Preceded by
Nakibinge Kagali
King of Buganda
c.1555-c.1565
Succeeded by
Jemba Busungwe

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