Ssekabaka Jemba Busungwe | |
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Kabaka of Buganda | |
Reign | 1564–1584 |
Predecessor | Mulondo of Buganda |
Successor | Suuna I of Buganda |
Born | Uganda |
Died | 1584 Bubango, Busiro |
Burial | Bubango, Busiro |
Spouse | 1. Lady Nabbanja 2. Lady Nakkazi 3. Lady Nanfuka |
Father | Nakibinge of Buganda |
Mother | Namasole Najjemba |
Jemba Busungwe (died 1584) was Kabaka (king) of the Kingdom of Buganda between 1564 and 1584. He was the 10th Kabaka of Buganda.
He was the son of Kabaka Nakibinge Kagali, Kabaka of Buganda, between 1524 and 1554. His mother was Najjemba, the 2nd wife of his father. He ascended to the throne upon the death of his elder half-brother. He established his capital at Bubango Hill, in what became Busiro Country, in modern-day Wakiso District.
He had three wives:
He fathered four sons:
He died at the Bagambamunyoro Palace, Bubango, Busiro County, in 1584. He was buried at Gombe, in Bulemeezi County. Other credible sources place his burial place at Bubango, Busiro.