The Nnabagereka is the official title of the
Queen consort of the Kingdom of
Buganda, a traditional kingdom in modern-day
Uganda
}), is a landlocked country in East Africa. The country is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The sou ...
. The current Nnabagereka is
Sylvia Nagginda
Sylvia Nagginda (born 9 November 1962) is the current 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 Nkumba, Entebbe and Rebecca Nakintu Musok ...
, who married ''
Kabaka''
Muwenda Mutebi II of Buganda
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 ...
on 27 August 1999.
History
This title is a relatively recent one, created in the 20th century. Previously, Buganda tradition had only the King's mother (the ''Nnamasole'', "
Queen mother
A queen mother is a former queen, often a queen dowager, who is the mother of the monarch, reigning monarch. The term has been used in English since the early 1560s. It arises in hereditary monarchy, hereditary monarchies in Europe and is also u ...
") and one of his sisters (the ''Lubuga'', or "
Queen sister") as nationally preeminent and powerful. The Nnamasole and the Lubuga each had their respective compounds in the Royal Palace, and the degree of political dominance and influence each held varied from reign to reign. The King's principal wife was meanwhile referred to as the ''Kaddulubaale'', a title that was also held by the principal wife in any household in the kingdom.
King Chwa II (reigned 1899-1939) was the first king whose wife, Lady Irene Nnamaganda, was considered to be foremost among Buganda women. The title ''Nnabagereka''—originally a girl's name from the Mushroom Clan—was chosen as the title of the most pre-eminent woman in the Kingdom.
Currently
The current Nnabagereka is a champion of human rights, women's rights and the rights of children, especially the girl child. She is an admired role model in Buganda, where she is referred to as "Maama wa Buganda", meaning "Mother of the Buganda Nation". Recently she has been a vocal supporter of better working conditions for government teachers ad health workers.
She is the first Nnabagereka in the history of the kingdom to set up a fully fledged office. In 2000, she established the Nnabagereka Development Foundation (NDF). The Foundation is a charitable
non-government organization
A non-governmental organization (NGO) or non-governmental organisation (see spelling differences) is an organization that generally is formed independent from government. They are typically nonprofit entities, and many of them are active in ...
, whose mission is to restore the vitality of Buganda and Uganda at large by "marshaling community and household human resources for social and economic development".
References
External links
Nabagereka marks day of African girl childAs of 4 October 2019.
{{Authority control
Buganda