Kayemba of Buganda


Kayemba Kisiki was the 17th Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda between 1690 and 1704.

Claim to the throne

He was the third son of Sekabaka Kateregga Kamegere, who reigned between 1644 and 1674. His mother was Namutebi of the Mmamba clan, who was the eighth of his father's nine wives. He ascended the throne upon the death of his elder brother. He established his palace at Lunnyo, near the city of Entebbe, close to where the current State House is stands today.

Married life

He married two wives:
  • Nabbanja, daughter of Kasujja, of the Ngeye clan
  • Nakku, daughter of Walusimbi, of the Ffumbe clan

    Issue

He had three sons:
  • Prince Sematimba, whose mother was Nabbanja
  • Prince Wakayima, whose mother was Nabbanja
  • Prince Kawumpuli, whose mother was Nakku. He was born limbless and consequently excluded from the succession.

    The final years

Kabaka Kayemba died at an adult age around 1704. He was burried at Nabulagala in Busiro.

Succession table