Kato Kintu


Kato Kintu Kakulukuku, known in Bunyoro as Kato Kimera was the first kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda. "Kintu" is an adopted by-name, chosen for Kintu, the name of the List of [first men or women in mythology and religion|first person on earth] in Buganda mythology. Kato Kintu gave himself the name "Kintu" to associate himself with the "father of all people", and he may have renamed his wife, from Nantuttululu to Nambi, because that was Kintu's wife's name.

Background and reign

Kintu was born at Bukasa Village, in the Ssese Islands, on Lake Nalubaale. He established his capital at Nnono, Busujju County. He fathered three children: Gguluddene, Ccwa and Wakayima.

Death

Kabaka Kato Kintu died at age thirty. He was buried at Nnono, Busujju County.