Essiga lya Ggere
Buganda, Uganda

Essiga lya Ggere

The living record of the Ggere lineage — children of the Lugave (Pangolin) clan of Malanga, Ssese. Eighteen generations, one hearth.

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18
Generations
Lugave
Our totem (omuziro)
Malanga
Ancestral home

The lineage in numbers

By the numbers

A living record — counted from the family tree.

8

Generations recorded

22

Members recorded

7

Living members

15

Houses · Emituba 8 · Enyiriri 7

Family news

Announcements & events

August 10, 2026 · Virtual

Monthly Trust Committee Meeting

August 1, 2026

This is to inform all Trust Committee Members that our Monthly Meeting will take place on 10th August 2026 starting at 2000 (8pm East Africa

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Our Story

A hearth that has burned for eighteen generations

The Essiga lya Ggere is the hearth and lineage of the Ggere people — a family of the Lugave clan, whose totem is the pangolin, rooted at Malanga, Ssese in Buganda, Uganda.

The line begins with Ssebwana, remembered as Katikkiro and a trusted guardian of Buganda — the first Ggere. From him the family descends through eighteen recorded generations down to the present day, each name carried forward and kept here for the children still to come.

Ndugwa Mukiibi Ssebukko Kansonyi, Ssaalongo Nantetololwa — Jjajja w'Abagave Bonna

Totem (Omuziro)
Lugave — Pangolin
Secondary totem (Akabbiro)
Maleere
Ancestral home
Malanga, Ssese
Progenitor
Ssebwana, Katikkiro of Buganda

The Lineage

Eighteen generations of Ggere

The paternal line, founder-first — from Ssebwana to the present keeper of the name.

  1. 1
    Founder

    Ssebwana

    Katikkiro and trusted guardian of Buganda — the first Ggere

  2. 2

    Musooka

  3. 3

    Ggere

    Bearer of the lineage name

  4. 4

    Kamyuka

  5. 5

    Mukunza

  6. 6

    Kaganga

  7. 7

    Ssebalamu

  8. 8

    Kiwembe

  9. 9

    Mbuubi

  10. 10

    Nkombe

  11. 11

    Musaanya

  12. 12

    Muwummuza

  13. 13

    Mulwanya

  14. 14

    Lwakula Simooni

  15. 15

    Gyeziringwira Yowaana

  16. 16

    Kamyuka Yowaana

  17. 17

    Bunnya Yowaana

  18. 18

    Mulwanyammuli J. S.

Stewardship

The Essiga lya Ggere Trust

The Management Trust Committee guards the family's land, legacy, and people — at home and across the diaspora.

Chairman

Musaanya George William

Vice Chairman

Mukiibi Joseph

Treasurer

Ssegwanyi David

Secretary

Najjuma Gertrude

Projects & Developments Manager

Musaanya Gilbert

Publicity

Ssemakula Eugene Gerald

Youth, Sports & Education

Bunnya Andrew

Women Representative

Nabatanzi Harriet Ntare

Mituba Representative

Ssemwogerere Joseph

Empya Representative

Mulwanya Collin

Diaspora — Europe

Ssemwogerere Solomon M.

Diaspora — Americas

Namakula Anna Maria

Land Protection Unit

Sserunjogi John Bosco

Environment Protection Unit

Naluyima Betty Walakira

Legal

TBN

Administrators — Estate of the Late Gere Yoanna

  • Semakula Eric

    House of Musaanya John Baptist

  • Mulwanyammuli Joseph Ssemwogerere

    House of Mulwanya Yasenti

  • Mukiibi Joseph

    House of Gyeziringwira Yowaana

  • Kawanga Batume John Baptist

    House of Lumigiro Ibrahim

The Lugave Anthem

The song of our clan

Sung by the children of the pangolin — a melody that carries the name of the Ggere wherever the family gathers.

Essiga lya Ggere Trust crest — the Lugave (pangolin) totem

The Lugave Anthem

Essiga lya Ggere · the song of the pangolin clan

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