The Mpologoma (Lion) Clan

Ow'Akasolya (Clan Head): Namuguzi

Akabbiro (Minor Totem): Ngo (Leopard)

Obutaka (Clan Seat):Kasagga, Bulemeezi

Omubala (Clan Motto):

Namuguzi akaabira Kasagga

The head of the clan is Namuguzi Ssebuganda and the name Namuguzi means the buyer. It came about when Ssegamwenge son of Ssebuganda went to Bunyoro Kingdom as part of the entourage that accompanied Prince Kalemeera into Bunyoro. Kalemeera had gone to get help from Bunyoro's royal family (to whom Buganda's royal family was related) in settling a case he was accused of having comitted against Walusimbi, the then Katikkiro. While in Bunyoro, Ssegamwenge bought many hoes which he brought back and sold in Buganda. On seeing the many hoes he had bought, the Baganda named him Namuguzi.

There are eight main Clan Elders (Ab'amasiga) under Namuguzi:

Ssegamwenge of Lwadda in Kyaddondo

Kakadde of Mpuku in Kyaggwe

Ssembiro of Kkulambiro in Kyaddondo

Kasumba of Kasalirwe in Kyaddondo

Kabengwa of Bubengwa in Bulemeezi

Kawemula of Buwemula in Gomba

Luguma of Bukakkata in Buddu

Kirubaale of Ziroobwe in Bulemeezi

The Founding of the clan:

Royal Duties of the Clan:

Some prominent people in the clan include:

Ssebuganda, Patriarch of the clan

He is honored for having killed two lions with a mere stick.

Namuguzi Ssegamwenge (the son of Ssebuganda)

He is known for his involvement in trade ie. buying hoes from Bunyoro. He is also remembered for having conducted the coronation ceremony of King Ccwa I.

Dr. Samson Kisekka former Vice-President of Uganda.

Because of their descent from Kintu, members of the clan sometimes refer to themselves as being of royal lineage. This however is not recognized officially, the royal lineage instead is reckoned from the direct descendants of Kimera, the third King of Buganda. Indeed for this very reason, the clan was at times persecuted in the past by some kings who resented the clan's allusions to royalty. This led some members of the clan to go into exile in Bunyoro and areas of Buddu. Some others assimilated themselves into other clans to avoid being associated with the Mpologoma clan. With the end of the persecutions, many of these people have now come out and openly declared their true allegiances.