William Wilberforce Kadhumbula Gabula Nadiope IV (born 1 November 1988
), the Gabula of
Bugabula, is the reigning
Kyabazinga of Busoga
The Kyabazinga of Busoga is the ruler of the Kingdom of Busoga in Uganda. ''Isebantu'' means "father of the people." This name was a symbol of unity derived from the expression and recognition by the people of Busoga that their leader was the "fat ...
, a constitutional 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 ...
. He is the fourth Kyabazinga of Busoga.
Claim to the throne
Gabula was born in
Jinja on 1 November 1988.
He is the son of Wilson Gabula Nadiope II, onetime minister of tourism in the
Ugandan Cabinet, who died in 1991, and Josephine Nadiope, who died in 1993.
His paternal grandfather is William Wilberforce Kadhumbula Nadiope III, who ruled as Kyabazinga from 1949 until 1955 and from 1962 until 1966. Nadiope III was also the first vice president of Uganda, from 1962 until 1966.
Gabula Nadiope was unanimously elected by the ten Busoga Royal Chiefs who convened at
Bugembe
Bugembe is a town in Jinja District in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the seat of the Kingdom of Busoga, one of the four constitutional in Uganda, which is coterminous with the Busoga sub-region
Busoga sub-region is found in Eastern Ug ...
on 23 August 2014 for the purpose of electing a new Kyabazinga. Prince Edward Columbus Wambuzi, the eleventh Busoga Royal Chief, who was also contesting for the throne, did not attend the meeting. Gabula was unanimously approved by the
Busoga Lukiko (Parliament) on 25 September 2014. Following an unsuccessful last-minute court challenge, Prince William Gabula was crowned as the 4th Kyabazinga of Busoga at Bugembe on Saturday, 13 September 2014. President
Yoweri Museveni
Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Tibuhaburwa (born 15 September 1944) is a Ugandan politician and retired senior military officer who has been the 9th and current President of Uganda since 26 January 1986. Museveni spearheaded rebellions with aid of then ...
of Uganda attended the coronation.
Education and work
Gabula was raised by his maternal grandmother in
Jinja. He started his Primary Education at Victoria Nile then Lohana Academy from 1995 until 2001. In 2002, he entered
Busoga College Mwiri
Busoga College Mwiri, commonly known as Busoga College, is a boarding secondary school located in Uganda.
Location
Busoga College Mwiri is located on Mwiri Hill in Wairaka Parish, Kakira Town Council-Jinja District, Eastern Region of Uganda, a ...
for his O-Level studies until 2005. He continued with his A-Level education, at Kyambogo College School, graduating in 2007. He was admitted to
Kyambogo University, graduating in 2011, with the degree of
Bachelor of Arts in Economics
The Bachelor of Economics (BEc or BEcon),
or the "Bachelor of Applied Economics", is a bachelor's degree awarded by many universities and colleges for completion of an undergraduate program in economics, econometrics, or applied economics;
the ...
. At the time of his coronation, he was employed as an Economist in the
Uganda Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources.
He then went for further studies in the United Kingdom and graduated in 2015 with a First Class master's degree in Business Administration (Management) at Coventry University.
Other considerations
Gabula's great grandfather Yosia Nadiope is the father of modern education in Busoga. He gave land to missionaries to build Balangira School for teaching royals, which later evolved to Busoga College Mwiri. Gabula is single. He is of the
Anglican faith. He is also the hereditary chief of Bugabula, the semi-autonomous chiefdom which includes the modern-day districts of
Buyende
Buyende is a town in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial centre of Buyende District.
Location
Buyende is approximately , by road, north of Jinja, the largest city in the Busoga sub-region. Thi ...
and
Kamuli
Kamuli is a town in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial centre of Kamuli District, and the district headquarters are located there. The district is named after the town.
Location
Kamuli is ap ...
.
See also
*
Busoga sub-region
*
Basoga
The Soga (or Basoga) are a Bantu ethnic group native to the kingdom of Busoga in eastern Uganda.
History Early contact with European explorers
Busoga's written history began in 1862. On 28 July Royal Geographical Society explorer John Han ...
*
Lusoga
References
External links
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Busoga
Kyambogo University alumni
1987 births
Living people
African monarchs
People from Kamuli District
People from Eastern Region, Uganda
21st-century monarchs in Africa