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Nice research but lacks details about Kintu of Buganda, Busoga and
Bugisu and Abalasangeye.


All kings in Uganda are blood relations

By Vision Reporter

Added 15th December 2004 03:00 AM

ALL the princes in Bunyoro, Nkore, Buganda, Busoga, Toro and Kooki
today belong to one ancestor. This is a case that should be studied in
a broad sense in order to assist us understand our history which
should be used to unite rather than create misunderstanding and
disunity.
Kajabago Karusoke

ALL the princes in Bunyoro, Nkore, Buganda, Busoga, Toro and Kooki
today belong to one ancestor. This is a case that should be studied in
a broad sense in order to assist us understand our history which
should be used to unite rather than create misunderstanding and
disunity.
The oldest kingdoms in Uganda are Bunyoro-Kitara and Ankore. What is
interesting is that claims by both Bunyoro-Kitara and Nkore concerning
the genesis of their respective kingdoms are the same and similar.
Both claim that the first people from whom kingship originated in
their respective areas are called Abatembuzi.
Bunyoro says these came from outside and were the first people to
settle in Bunyoro-Kirata territory. They had their king called
“Kintu.†Kintu produced three sons, namely, Kairu, Kahuma and
Kakama. Kintu is said to have just disappeared when he grew old but
had bequeathed his kingdom to his last born, Kakama, who became the
second king of Bunyoro-Kitara. The first king in Bunyoro was Kintu
while the first one of Nkore claimed to be “Ruhanga.†Ruhanga also
produced Kairu, Kahima (in Bunyoro, the name is Kahuma) and Kakama.
The children of Kintu and Ruhanga have the same names and are the same
number â€" three.
As Ruhanga grew old, he also bequeathed his kingdom to his last born,
Kakama, who became the second king of Ankore.
Ruhanga also disappeared.

Here now develop historical differences:
Ankore does not claim that there were no people on their territory
until the Abatembuzi arrived.


Kakama of Bunyoro was succeeded by Twale his, son and Twale becomes
the third king of Bunyoro.


Kakama of Nkore bequeathed his kingdom to Nyamata who becomes the
third king of Nkore.


Twale was succeeded by Hangi


Nyamata was succeeded by Ruyonga. so we have two phratries parting in
a parallel manner.


Finally, a descendant of Kintu of Bunyoro-Kitara, Waraga Isaza
Nyakikooto Rugaambanabato who had become king after his father
Ngoonzaaki Rutahinduka, married a daughter of Omugabe of Ankore,
called Nyamata, daughter of Omugabe Ruyonga. Isaza and Nyamata
produced a boy called Isiimbwa. Isiibwa married a daughter of the
Katikiro (prime minister) of Bunyoro-Kitara, called Bukuku who had a
daughter called Nyinamwiru. Isiimbwa and Nyinamwiru produced a son
called Ndahura. When Omugabe Ruyonga, the father-in-law of Omukama
Isaza, died, he was succeeded by the son of his daughter Isiimbwa who
at the same time was a son of Omukama Isaza of Bunyoro.
Isiibwa became the Omugabe of Ankore although a son of Omukama of
Bunyoro. Isiimbwa finally handed over Nkore to his son Ndahura whom he
had produced from the daughter of the Katikiro of Bunyoro. But by the
time Isiimbwa Ndahura, succeeded Isimbwa he was already Omukama of
Bunyoro after he had killed his grandfather Bukuku who had become a
regent of Bunyoro when Isaza was staying with Ruyonga, the reigning
Omugabe having left the kingdom with the Katikiro. Ndahura therefore
became Omugabe of Ankore and continued as Omukama of Bunyoro-Kitara.
The two kingdoms were united under one monarch.
Ndahura married a lady called Nyaante of the Bamooli clan, and
produced a son called Wamara. As Ndahura grew old, he bequeathed his
kingdom to Wamara who became king of both Bunyoro and Ankore again.
Before Isimbwa produced Ndahura he had produced a son called Kyomya
from his own sister called Nyabiryo who was daughter of Omugabe
Ruyonga. Kyomya then married a girl called Nyatworo daughter of
Labongo in Acholi. They settled in an area with trees called Biito.
Kyomya produced four sons with Nyatworo. The sons were Nyarwa,
Isingoma and Kato who were twins followed by Kiiza.
Isiimbwa was the first king in present Uganda to introduce
decentralisation in his administration. For example, he divided up his
kingdom according to counties as follows:
His own headquarters Kitara


was given to Nyamenge.
Muhwahwa (Buganda) to
Ntege ya Kooya


Kaarokarungi (Nyabushozi)
to macumulinda .


Busoga to Nteembe.


Bugangaizi to Kabara


Mwenge to Nyakirembeka.


Busongora (present Kasese)
to his own paternal aunt
Kogere.


Buruli to his sister,
Nyangoma.


Bugahya to Nyamurwana


Bugoma to Nsiinga


Bugungu to Kwamango


Cope to Kaparo.


Bulega to Kaleega.


Bwiru (Buddu) to Mukwiri


Busindi to Nyakadogi.


Buhweju to Muramira.

When all these appointed chiefs were commissioned and finally, arrived
in their respective areas of administration, the local people there
referred to them as chiefs of Omukama Isaza. Today there are called
Abamasaza while each county is called isaza and in plural they are
called amasaza.
The Bacwezi had a very old habit of going back from where they had
come (disappear). In the local language called kwegoromora. But before
they did that they would hold meetings either at Mubende or Kisozi in
order to bequeath kingship to children of their own choice. So at one
time when the elders were leaving, Bunyoro-Kitara was divided up as
follows:
Bunyoro was taken by Isingoma Mpuuga.
Muhwahwa was taken by Kaganda and became Buganda because of “Kaganda†.
Busoga was taken by Kiiza.
Ankore went to Ruhinda, son of Wamara. He was called Ruhinda because
he was born with a mark on his forehead which in our local language is
called akahinda.†In conclusion, those born under the “Bbiitoâ€
trees are called “Ababiito†while the one with “Akahiindaâ€
produces “Abahiinda,†but they are all descendants of Isaza father
of Isiimbwa . This relationship should help us to understand our
background and be able to unite us.

The writer is a senior lecturer at the National Leadership
Institute, Kyankwanzi

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