Mulondo of Buganda


Mulondo Sekajja was the 9th Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda reigning from 1555 to 1564.

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.
Historian Semakula Kiwanuka asserts that the reign of Mulondo might be an indication of the beginning of a new dynasty.
During his reign, Mulondo led several raids against Buddu, which was then still part of the Bunyoro-Kitara kingdom.

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:
He died at the Kiryokyembi Palace, in Mitw'ebiri. He was buried at Gombe, in Bulemeezi County and his jaw was buried at his capital. Other sources place his burial place at Bulondo Busiro.

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