Kyebambe III of Tooro

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Daudi Kasagama Kyebambe IV
Omukama of Toro
Reign18 August 1891 - 31 December 1928
Coronation 16 March 1908, St John's Cathederal, Kabarole
PredecessorRukirabasaija Nyaika Mukabirere Olimi II
SuccessorRukidi III of Tooro
Born1860
Royal Palace, Kabarole
Died31 December 1928
Kyangabukama, Mwenge
Burial
Karambi royal tombs (Ha'gasani)
Consort
Omugo Adyeri Damali Tibaitwa
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(m. 1896)​
House Babiito-boyo
Father Olimi II
MotherOmugo Vikitoria Kahinju
ReligionAnglican

Rukirabasaija Daudi Kasagama Kyebambe IV was Omukama (King) of the Tooro Kingdom (one of the four traditional kingdoms located within the borders of what's today Uganda) from 1891 until 1928. He was the 10th Omukama of Tooro.

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"Kasagama, Sultan of Toru", c. 1890. A naturalist in Mid-Africa- being an account of a journey to the Mountains of the Moon and Tanganyika (1890) (14780393224).jpg
"Kasagama, Sultan of Toru", c. 1890.

Claim to the throne

He was the eldest surviving son of Rukirabasaija Nyaika Mukabirere Olimi II, the fifth (5th) Omukama of Toro, who reigned between 1872 and 1875. His mother was Vikitoria Kahinju. In 1875, following the death of his father, he fled with his mother and two brothers to Ankole. While there, his two elder brothers were murdered on the orders of the Queen Mother of Ankole, one by the name of Kiboga. He then took refuge in Buganda.

He signed a Treaty with the Imperial British East Africa Company (IBEAC), and was proclaimed at Kabarole, by Lord Lugard, August 14, 1891. He was installed as Omukama of Tooro on August 16, 1891, also at Kabarole.

Married life

Omukama Kasagama Kyebambe IV married several wives according to ancient custom, but repudiated all of them, except his eleventh and favorite wife, whom he remarried according to Anglican rites at, St John's Cathedral, Kabarole, on May 4, 1896. Her name was Omugo Adyeri Damali Tibaitwa, the daughter of Nikodemo Kakurora, Chief of Kitagwenda.

Offspring

He fathered seven (7) sons and six (6) daughters.

  1. Rukirabasaija Sir George David Matthew Kamurasi Rukidi III, the eleventh (11th) Omukama of Tooro, whose mother was Damali Tibaitwa.
  2. Professor Prince (Omubiito) Akiiki Hosea K. Nyabongo, whose mother is not mentioned. He was born at Fort Portal in 1907. He received his education at Mengo High School, King's College, Budo, Queen's College, Oxford (Rhodes Scholar) (MA), Carmen Theological Seminary, Yale University. (BSc), and Harvard University, (PhD). He served as a Professor at the University of Alabama and as a Lecturer in Philosophy at A&T University of North Carolina. He also chaired the Uganda Town and Country Planning Board, between 1963 and 1975. He was a member of the Uganda People's Congress. He authored a book; Winds And Lights: African Fairy Tales. He died at Jinja, on October 3, 1975. He was the father of: Prince (Omubiito) Amooti Nyabongo Kyebambe Mukarusa, who was born in Brooklyn, New York, United States, was educated at Tuskegee University and served in the US Air Force, then joined the NYPD.
  3. Prince (Omubiito) John Rwakatale.
  4. Prince (Omubiito) Keith Kagoro also known as Keesi Bahindi and was the Omusuga of Rukirabasaija Rukidi III.
  5. Prince (Omubiito) Switzer Kaijamurubi
  6. Prince (Omubiito) Solomon Okwiri* who married Angelinah M Okwiri
  7. Prince (Omubiito) Daniel Ogene
  8. Prince (Omubiito) Kiijanangoma father to Kyebambe, Rubambaiguru, Mufumu, Kabasweka and Ada Nyamutoka
  9. Prince (Omubiito) Frederick.
  10. Princess (Omubiitokati) Lusi, whose mother was Damali Tibaitwa.
  11. Princess (Omubiitokati) Ruth Komuntale Keesi Bahindi, whose mother was Damali Tibaitwa. She was born at Kabarole in 1900. She was installed as Rubuga to her brother Omukama Rukidi III, on January 19, 1929.
  12. Princess (Omubiitokati) Agnes Kakoko.
  13. Princess (Omubiitokati) Ada Nyamutoka.
  14. Princess (Omubiitokati) Kabokya.

His reign

He converted to Christianity and was received into the Anglican Church. [1] On March 15, 1896, he was baptized by Bishop Tucker, taking the name of Daudi (David). On March 16, 1908, he was crowned by the Reverend G.R. Blackledge at St. John's Cathedral, Kabarole. In 1918 he was made an honorary member of the Order of the British Empire for services in raising and organising native levies and local Defence Corps in the Uganda Protectorate. [2]

The final years

Omukama Kasagama Kyebambe III died at Kyangabukama, Mwenge on December 31, 1928.

Succession table

Preceded by Omukama of Tooro
1891–1928		Succeeded by

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References

  1. ↑ Pirouet, Louise (1969). "Kasagama, Daudi Kyebambe". A Dictionary of Christianity in Uganda. Department of Religious Studies, Makerere University. p. 36. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
  2. ↑ "No. 30576". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 March 1918. p. 3289.


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