Royal Order of the Engabu

Royal Order of the Engabu
Royal Order of the Engabu;
	Arms of Bunyoro
Awarded by Omukama of Bunyoro
Type	Order of chivalry
Established	ca 1700s; re-established June 18th 2010
Motto	“Cum Alus Pro Alus”
Eligibility	Any individual above the age of 25 who meets the requirements for nomination
Awarded for	Acts encouraging the spiritual and moral strengthening of mankind and Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom in particular; the encouragement and promotion of works of humanity and charity
Status	currently constituted
Grades	single-grade (hereditary)
Post-nominals	OEBKK
Precedence
Next (higher)	Royal Order of the Omujwaara Kondo
Next (lower)	Most Honourable Order of Omukama Chwa II Kabalega
	; Ribbon of the order; ;

Last updated April 17, 2023

The Royal Order of the Engabu(English: Order of the Shield) is a single-grade royal order within the Kingdom of Bunyoro in Uganda, and is awarded solely by the Omukama of Bunyoro. The order was re-established in 2010, replacing the old Royal Order of the Crown. The name change was done to make sure that the Order of the Crown and the Order of the Coronet Wearer were not confused. The honour is junior to the ancient Royal Order of the Omujwaara Kondo. It is normally granted twice a year, once during the Empango ceremony (which most often is on June 11 each year) and the other on the birthday of the Omukama (H.M. Solomon Iguru I's birthday is June 18)

Intergenerational transfer rules

This Order is inherited by the original grantee's eldest child of the same sex at the moment of the original grantee's death or renunciation of the honour. For male grantees, the honour passes by patrilineal primogeniture. For female grantees, the honour passes by matrilineal primogeniture.^[6]

Titles

There are several aspects of the award that recipients of the Order receive, and these are akin to Order of the Omujwaara Kondo and are mentioned in Section 5(b) of the Order's statutes.^[7]

First, all recipients are entitled to the style "The Most Honourable". However, persons entitled to an existing style that supersedes "The Most Hon." will retain it within the Order's records.
Second a recipient is entitled to use the title of Omukungu (which is a less prestigious title than Omujwaara Kondo). Official authorization is granted for a male recipient to translate Omukungu into "Knight" in English and a female recipient may translate this into "Dame".
Third, the post-nominal of "OEBKK" may be used after an honouree's name, which stands for (O)rder of the (E)ngabu of (B)unyoro-(K)itara (K)ingdom.
- The original recipient of the Order may use "1st" before the post-nominals (OEBKK) in order to show he is the first to receive the Order, his son who inherits the order may then use "2nd OEBKK", his son may use "3rd OEBKK" and so on.

Thus, a typical modern recipient of the Order would be styled The Most Hon. Omukungu First Name Surname, 1st OEBKK.

The title of Omukungu comes from the ancient title of "Abakungu okusemera omu Engabu" roughly translating into "Chiefs worthy to be in (wear a) crown".

Heraldic privileges

Additionally, per Section 20 of the Order's statutes, persons who receive the honour are also entitled to the right to display certain heraldic privileges. This section reads: 20. Heraldry of Members Heraldry has historically been limited in Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom, with the exception of the Kingdom having an armorial achievement in the ensign of its historical flag and His Majesty the Omukama having similar heraldry. However, to honour some Members whose ancestors maintained heraldic customs, by authorization of His Majesty the Omukama, all Members of the Order who desire to have heraldry are entitled to display supporters and top their helm with a basic coronet if they desire to signify their status as Members.

Images of the Order

Recipients

Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram

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