Sekamaanya of Buganda


Sekamaanya Kisolo, also spelled as Ssekamaanya Kisolo, was the 12th Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda reigning between 1614 and 1634. He is remembered for his cruel reign.

Claim to the throne

He was the youngest son of Kabaka Mulondo Sekajja, Kabaka of Buganda. His mother was Nakku of the Ffumbe clan, the only wife his father married. He ascended to the throne upon the death of his uncle, Suuna I, in 1614. He established his capital at Kongojje Hill.

Married life

He married one wife, Nabakyaala Nabuuso, daughter of Gunju of the Butiko clan.

Issue

Kabaka Sekamaanya was the father of Kabaka Kateregga Kamegere, the fourteenth Kabaka of Buganda, who was his only son.

Final years

He is buried at Kongojje, Busiro.