Bugweri kingdom

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Bugweri
Traditional chiefdom
Bugweri (Bugweri Bufutulu)
CountryUganda
RegionEastern Region
KingdomBusoga
Royal seatIgombe (Bugweri County)
Government
 • Menhya (traditional chief)Fred Nelson Kakaire Ntuse Mamala Menhya Zirabamuzale (died 2016) [1]
Time zone UTC+3 (EAT)

Bugweri (sometimes called Bugweri Bufutulu) is one of the six traditional chiefdoms of the kingdom of Busoga in Uganda.

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It was founded around 1726 and became a part of the British protectorate in Busoga in 1896. Its ruler is known as the Menya [2] .

While in the 18th century, their founder Kakaire enthroned himself in the southern part of Bugweri and hijacked power from the Abaise Musuubo clan. Their rulers are given the title of Menha. [3] [4] [5]

Prince Fred Nelson Kakaire Ntuse Mamala Menhya Zirabamuzale died in August 2016 after illness. [1]

History

Bugweri, one of the eleven hereditary chiefdoms of Busoga Kingdom in eastern Uganda, was formed when local leaders broke away to establish their own rule. Its rulers hold the title Menha, and the chiefdom later joined other Busoga states under colonial influence in the late 19th century. [6]

Modern status

Uganda’s constitutional framework allows traditional or cultural leadership institutions to exist, under Article 246 of the 1995 Constitution (Institution of Traditional or Cultural Leaders). [7] The Institution of Traditional or Cultural Leaders Act (2011) provides related statutory provisions for traditional and cultural leaders. [8]

A local government district named Bugweri District was created in FY 2018/19, carved out of Iganga District. The district reports a 2024 census population of 211,511 (99,283 male; 112,228 female) and a land area of 378.9 square kilometres. [9]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Busoga Mourns Chief Kakaire". Uganda Radio Network. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  2. ↑ "Busoga Kingdom headquarters". Proud Musoga. 18 June 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "Busoga History: The AbaiseMenha of Bugweri – Those Who Came Before Us" . Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "THE POLITICAL GOVERNANCE OF BUSOGA, UGANDA: PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE". Muwado - The African Storytelling Platform. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "Busoga kingdom, the Elective Hereditary monarchy in Uganda || Obwa Kyabazinga bwa Busoga - THE AFRICAN ROYAL FAMILIES". theafricanroyalfamilies.com. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  6. ↑ https://busoga.go.ug/obwa-kyabazinga/?
  7. ↑ "Uganda Constitution 1995 (Article 246, page 153)". ictpolicyafrica.org. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  8. ↑ "Institution of Traditional or Cultural Leaders Act, 2011". ULII (Uganda Legal Information Institute). Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  9. ↑ "District Profile & Facts". Bugweri District Local Government. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
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