Jovia Mutesi (born September 21 1997) is the fifth
Inhebantu of Busoga
Inhebantu of Busoga, also known as Mother of Busoga'','' is the title given to the queen consort to the ruler of the Busoga Kingdom – the Kyabazinga of Busoga in Uganda
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East Africa, ...
since 2023.
Early life and education
Mutesi is the first born and daughter of Stanley Bayole and Rebecca Nakisita Bayole. Her father is the Bulambuli Resident District Commissioner, Local Council One (LC1) chairperson of
St. Matia Mulumba.He also served as an LC3 chairperson of Mayuge Town Council.
She belongs to the Baise - Mugosa clan, whose
totem
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While ''the wo ...
is an
Egret
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.
Mutesi received a
Bachelor of Arts
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in economics from
Makerere University
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, then studied accounting and finance at Nkozi University.
Marriage
Jovia Mutesi was announced as the
Inhebantu of Busonga on the 7 September 2023 at the Busoga headquarters in
Bugembe by Joseph Muvawala.
She married
William Gabula Nadiope IV on the 18 November 2023 at Christ's Church Cathedral in
JinJa City.
Their wedding reception was at
Igenge Palace in Jinja on the 18 November 2023.
Afterwards, William Gabula visited Mutesi's parents in her ancestral home in Mayuge district on a private traditional ceremony.
See also
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Inhebantu of Busoga
Inhebantu of Busoga, also known as Mother of Busoga'','' is the title given to the queen consort to the ruler of the Busoga Kingdom – the Kyabazinga of Busoga in Uganda
}), is a landlocked country in East Africa
East Africa, ...
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William Gabula
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Basoga
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Queen Sylvia of Buganda
Sylvia Nagginda (born 9 November 1962) is the current Nnabagereka of Buganda, Nnabagereka or Queen of Buganda, a historic kingdom in modern-day Uganda.
Background
Nagginda was born in England in 1962 to John Mulumba Luswata of Entebbe, Nkumba, En ...
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Queen Best Kemigisa
Queen Best Kemigisa Akiiki (born 1967) is the Queen Mother of the Tooro Kingdom, based in Fort Portal city, Uganda. She is mother to Rukirabasaija Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Amooti Rukidi IV, the reigning Omukama of Tooro.
Early life
She is the d ...
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Busoga Royal Weddings
References
External links
Bukedde TV news about Jovia Mutesi backgroundNTV Uganda interviewing Stanley Bayole in EnglishInhebantu Jovia Mutesi's wedding speech at the 2023 Busoga Royal weddingLuganda Interview of Stanley Bayole (Jovia Mutesi's father) with NTV Uganda in Luganda
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African queens
Ugandan traditional rulers and monarchs
Living people
Makerere University alumni
Busoga
1992 births