1. Lady Bukirwa Nassaza 2. Lady Butema 3. Lady Kajja 4. Lady Lozaliya 5. Lady Luleba, Omusenero 6. Lady Namubiru 7. Lady Balirwa 8. Lady Namuli, Omufumbiro 9. Naabakyaala Namusoke, Kaddulubaale 10. Lady Nambajjwe 11. Lady Nambi I 12. Lady Nambi II 13. Lady Nambi III 14. Lady Tebalyayeebwa, Omulindamazzi 15. Lady Teyansigira 16. Lady Lwandeeta 17. Naabakyaala Zandaba, the Namasole, previously the Kaddulubaale 18. Naabakyaala Mbagumidde, the Kabejja 19. Lady Bwangu 20. Lady Sabaddu
Mutebi Nnyonyintono Kiweewa was Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda from 2 August 1888 until 21 October 1888. He was the 32nd Kabaka of Buganda.
Claim to the throne
Kiweewa himself was a tall, thin man with a very dark skin which was heavily poxed. He was fairly advanced in age, completely devoid of political ambition and without any quality of leadership. The only good thing about him was that he was kind-hearted but conservative.
Kabaka Kiweewa Nnyonyintono's rein is the shortest in the recorded history of Buganda. He was the Kabaka-in-waiting for around six weeks; after he was crowned, he lasted a mere forty days on the throne. His reign was characterized by conflict and rebellion among the members of the royal court and intrigue and plotting among the Arabic Muslim and European Christian forces that supported the warring factions.
Some of the great officers of state during his reign included;[2]
Kiweewa's reforms included lifting the ban on Arab trade with Bunyoro, as well as reducing the payment his predecessors had imposed on export and import of merchandise. he undertook to repay the ivory debt Mwanga owed the Arab traders.[3]
In a meeting he held with the European missionaries and the Muslims, Kiweewa promised to build a mosque for the Muslims. However, his announcement that none of his subjects should be interfered with on the grounds of his religion was not heeded, and the Muslim party upon gaining power pressed for his circumcision and conversion to their faith.
The final days
He was deposed by the Muslim forces of his brother Kabaka Kalema Muguluma, who reigned from 21 October 1888 until 5 October 1889. He was captured and thrown in jail. He was killed in prison by his Muslim captors in July 1889. He was buried at Masanafu, Kyaddondo.[4]
Quotes
"Like Vitellius, eight hundred years before, he had never wished to rule, and like Vitellius also, when he saw that they were resolved to kill him, he appealled in vain to his slayers not to put to death the man once they had made a ruler over them."
Sir John M. Gray, "The Year of the Three Kings of Buganda", 1950[5]
"Kiweewa himself was a tall, thin man with a very dark skin which was heavily poxed. He was fairly advanced in age, completely devoid of political ambition and without any quality of leadership. The only good thing about him was that he was kind-hearted but conservative."
MSM Kiwanuka, "Kabaka Mwanga and his Political Parties", 1969[6]
"When he ascended the throne Kiweewa was of the view that he would be the supreme authority in the land of just as his predecessors had been. But soon Kiweewa discovered that he was no more than a puppet in the hands of his officers and ministers."
A. Mutyaba, The Muslim Factor in Uganda, 1840-1900[7]
