Rukirabasaija Kasunga Kyebambe Nyaika was

Omukama {{Unreferenced, date=December 2009 Omukama: often translated as "king of kings", (O)Mukama means in Bantu languages, Bantu (Banyoro-, Batoro- and other languages) something like "superior milkman/milkbringer". The title "Omukama" is used in the regi ...

of the Kingdom of Tooro, from 1862 to 1863, and 1864 to 1874. He was the third (3rd) Omukama of Tooro.

Claim to the throne

He was the fourth (4th) son of Rukirabasaija Kaboyo Omuhundwa Kasusunkwanzi Olimi I, the first Omukama of Tooro, who reigned between 1830 and 1861. There is no mention of who his mother was. He killed his elder brother Rukirabasaija Kazana Ruhaga, in 1862, and ascended the throne by force.

Married life

Not much is written about the married life of Omukama Kyebambe Nyaika.

Offspring

Omukama Nyaika is said to have fathered fourteen (14) sons, including the following: # Rukirabasaija Nyaika Mukabirere Olimi II, Omukama of Toro, who reigned between 1874 and 1876. # Prince (Omubiito) Mukarusa. He rebelled against his brother Nyaika Olimi II and seized Busongora in 1872. He was proclaimed Omukama under the title of Rukirabasaija Mukarusa Kyebambe II. He was defeated and killed in 1875, by the Bunyoro Army commanded by Chief Kikukule of Bugangaizi. # Rukirabasaija Isingoma Rukidi II, Omukama of Toro, who reigned in 1875. # Rukirabasaija Rubuubi Kyebambe II, Omukama of Toro, who reigned in 1875 and between 1877 and 1879. # Rukirabasaija Kakende Nyamuyonjo, Omukama of Toro, who reigned from 1875 until 1876 and from 1879 until 1880. # Rukirabasaija Katera, Omukama of Toro, who reigned between 1876 and 1877. 7. Rukirabasaijja Daudi Kasagama Kyebambe lV

His reign

He was forced to flee when the

Kingdom of Toro Tooro is a Bantu kingdom located within the borders of Uganda. The current Omukama of Toro is King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV. King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV took to the throne of Tooro kingdom in 1995 at the age of just three ...

was invaded by an army from

Buganda Buganda is a Bantu peoples, Bantu kingdom within Uganda. The kingdom of the Baganda, Baganda people, Buganda is the largest of the traditional kingdoms in present-day East Africa, consisting of Buganda's Districts of Uganda, Central Region, inclu ...

, in support of Kato Rukidi I, who rebelled against his uncle (Nyaika), briefly seized the throne and declared himself Omukama. After a few months, Kato Rukidi I was overthrown by his subjects and Omukama Nyaika returned to the throne.

The final years

Omukama Nyaika died in 1872.

Succession table:First time

Succession table:Second time

References

Tooro Kingdom Tooro people 19th-century monarchs in Africa 1872 deaths Year of birth unknown Ugandan traditional rulers and monarchs {{Africa-royal-stub