{UAH} Muslim martyrs at Namugongo

In his book Empisa z'Abaganda, Sir Apollo Kaggwa explains how the Moslems were killed. "Kabaka Muteesa I converted to Islam, which he learned from the Arabs who had entered his father's court. Muteesa was so committed to Islam, that he even ordered a mosque to be built at his palace in Kasubi, then known as Nabulagala. He held a grand feast to celebrate the opening of the new mosque and several cows, goats, and chickens were slaughtered for the occasion with the Kabaka himself slaughtering some," he wrote.  

It is said several of the Muslim courtiers ate the food and refused to touch the meat because uncircumcised Muslims had slaughtered the animals. Angry, the Kabaka construed it as an act of treason and ordered all those who had refused to eat the meat to be arrested. When the King's officers inquired why they had not touched the meat, they told them to go back and ask the king to send them a live cow and goat so that they could slaughter it themselves.

When they continuously refused to eat the meat of cows slaughtered by the king on grounds that he was uncircumcised, the Kabaka ordered his chief executioner to kill them. They were driven to Namugongo, the execution site. More than 70 martyrs were burnt to death that day. The exact date and month of their martyrdom are not known but it said, they were marched to Namugongo and killed in 1877. More than 70 martyrs were burnt to death that day. 

Apollo Kaggwa identifies some of the Muslim martyrs as Mponye Buwonyi, Muddu Awulira, Biira, Bamutalira, and Mukwanga. Others are Kaganyulo, Bazzekuketa, Kalule, Nsereko and Kisegula. Also Mabende, Mukeka, Namwanira, Mafembe, and Muwanga. Three of them; Yusuf Sebakiwa, Amulane Tuzinde and Musirimu Lwanga died during the long trek to Namugongo.

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