Mutebi I of Buganda


Mutebi I was the 15th Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda between 1674 and 1680.

Claim to the throne

He was the son of Sekabaka Kateregga Kamegere, who reigned between 1644 and 1674. His mother was Namutebi of the Mmamba clan, the eighth wife of his father. He ascended the throne following the death of his father in 1674. He established his capital at Muguluka. He is remembered as a malevolent ruler.

Married Life

He married five wives:
  • Nabitalo, daughter of Walusimbi, of the Ffumbe clan
  • Nabukalu, daughter of Ndugwa, of the Lugave clan
  • Naluyima, daughter of Nakatanza, of the Lugave clan
  • Namawuba, daughter of Natiigo, of the Lugave clan
  • Nampiima, daughter of Kibale, of the Mpewo clan.

Issue

He had seven sons:
  • Prince Lukenge, whose mother was Nabitalo
  • Kabaka Tebandeke Mujambula, Kabaka of Buganda, who reigned between 1704 and 1724, whose mother was Nabukalu
  • Prince Mpiima, whose mother was Nampiima
  • Prince Kayima, whose mother was Naluyima
  • Prince Mawuba, whose mother was Namawuba
  • Prince Mukama, whose mother was Namawuba
  • Prince Matumbwe, whose mother was Namawuba

The final years

He died at Mbalwa and was buried there. Other credible sources put his burial place at Kongojje, Busiro.