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The kingdom of the Baganda people, Buganda is the largest of the traditional kingdoms in present-day East Africa, consisting of Uganda's Central Region, including the Ugandan capital Kampala. The 14 million Baganda (singular Muganda ; often referred to simply by the root word and adjective, Ganda) make up the largest Ugandan region ...
The Nvubu Clan has two main tasks that were designated to them at the Kabaka's palace.. Healing the sick/wounded. According to Buganda history, it is said whenever the Kabaka's warriors got wounded, for example if the warrior was struck in the chest by a spear, the doctor "Kayita" would relocate the wound from the chest to the leg and start the treatment process from there.
Buganda is a traditional kingdom in modern-day Uganda located in the central region of the East African country. The current Katikkiro is Mr. Charles Peter Mayiga of the Mutima clan and was appointed by the current monarch, the Kabaka of Buganda , Muwenda Mutebi II of Buganda in May 2013, replacing Engineer John Baptist Walusimbi .
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The King’s Men: Leadership and Status in Buganda on the Eve of Independence (Oxford University Press, 1964). Hanson, Holly E. Landed Obligation: The Practice of Power in Buganda (Heinemann, 2003). Kaggwa, Sir Apollo K, Basekabaka be’Buganda [translated by MM Semakula Kiwanuka, Kings of Buganda]. Nairobi: East African Publishing House, 1971.
Njovu Clan is among the many clans in the present day Buganda Kingdom. All members belonging to the Buganda Kingdom belong to a clan each having a totem . Njovu is a Luganda word meaning Elephant .The Head (great grandfather) of the Njovu Clan is Mukalo , he also is the founding father of the Clan .
Everyone belonging to the Buganda Kingdom belong to a clan, each having a totem whereas others have minor totems which they are not allowed to eat and these totems are guarded jealously. The King of Buganda is also known as "Mpologoma ya Buganda " which means the "lion of Buganda".
Mpindi is one of the 56 clans of the Buganda Kingdom, one of the largest nations of Uganda. The Mpindi chief is Mazige, whose headquarters are located in Muyenje in Busiro County in Uganda. [ 1 ] The Mpindi clan has the mpindi, a Luganda word for cowpea ( Vigna unguiculalta ), as its totem.