Prince Daudi Kintu Wasajja also called David Wasajja (born 1966) is a prince of

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, the largest traditional kingdom in

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Personal life

He is the youngest son of the late Kabaka Muteesa II, the 35th

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the

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, and Winifred Keihangwe, an

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. Accordingly, he is the youngest brother of

Muwenda Mutebi II Ronald Edward Frederick Kimera Muwenda Mutebi II (born 13 April 1955) is the reigning Kabaka (also known as king) of the Kingdom of Buganda, a constitutional kingdom in modern-day Uganda. He is the 36th ''Kabaka'' of Buganda. He was appointed as ...

the current

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. He was still in the womb when

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’s soldiers raided the

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in 1966. His pregnant mother, unable to flee, was arrested and locked up in Luzira Prison for several days, only being released for a few hours before going into labor. His father, the Kabaka, had fled the burning palace in disguise. On 24 November 2018 he survived an accident in

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, where a cruise boat carrying party revellers capsized, killing 33 people.

Education

Prince Wasajja holds the degree of

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(BA) from the

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, in the

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Career

Wasajja only returned home in 1996 and was immediately appointed executive underwriter for Pan World Insurance. Later, he moved on to become the retail regional manager for

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. In his capacity as a prince he has represented his brother the current Kabaka at high-profile functions, like the wedding of

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and

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. He accompanied his brother at crisis talks between the

and the

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in September 2009 called after rioting in

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over the status of the renegade

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and the closure of a royalist Buganda radio station. Local media claims Wasajja to be one of the eccentric "Hash Harriers", a group of

socialites. He is also an avid runner and shooter. Personal Life On 25 April 2013, Prince Wasajja wed Ms. Marion Nankya the daughter of the then Member of Parliament for Bukoto South, Mathias Nsubuga. The wedding was at

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with a reception being held at the official residence of the Kabaka in Mengo. It also marked the first time the Kabaka had attended both the church and reception as traditionally he is not supposed to be attend such functions. On 18 January 2014, Ms. Nankya was safely delivered of a baby boy at

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, in Kampala. The baby was named Prince Edward Mbogo in memory of his late grandfather Sir Edward Mutesa (

Muteesa II of Buganda Sir Edward Frederick William David Walugembe Mutebi Luwangula Mutesa II (modern spelling: Muteesa) (19 November 1924 – 21 November 1969) was Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda in Uganda from 22 November 1939 until his death. He was the thirty ...

) and his late great grand uncle Nuuhu Mbogo, a renowned Buganda prince and leader of Islam in Buganda. Mbogo was Kabaka Mwanga’s brother.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wasajja, Daudi Kintu Buganda 1966 births Living people People from Kampala District Alumni of the University of Nottingham People educated at Namilyango College Ugandan Roman Catholics

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