User:Muganda3/Lady Damali Nakawombe

Damalie Catherine Nakawombe, daughter of Christopher Ssenkuuma Kisosonkole and Nassozi was born in 1929.

Damalie went to Buddo Junior School, Kings College Buddo and later joined Sherbone College in Great Britain as the first African to this college.

She got married to the late Sir Edward Muteesa II in 1948 at Namirembe Cathedral where they were joined in marriage by Bishop C. Stewart. They later hosted their guests at a lavish reception outside Mengo palace.

The woman that faced the British in her humbleness, not because of just love but because of her conviction on Freedom. Lady Damalie, was always controversial especially when she led an-anti colonial demonstration in 1953 after her King was deported and as some Baganda went to Court to contest the deportation (which case they won). She and her fellow women threatened to bear their chests and a scandal was only avoided when the white Police officers ‘feared’ chaos and let the demo proceed On the return of her King, lady Damalie beat British Intelligence at their game: The protocol was that Governor Cohen would shale the hands of the returning King first. The Queen was to be number three in the welcoming queue. To everybody’s surprise, lady Damalie became the first person to shake the hands of the King by the aeroplane. Cohen, as usual, laughed it off, good PR he was good at.

A Freedom Champion Lady Damalie will always be remembered for her uprising against the Europeans who had exiled her late husband Sir Edward Muteesa II. She mobilized the women to revolt against the Europeans and to boycott all imported clothes from European countries and opt for the backcloth. She succeeded in turning the women against the Europeans and forced them to return her husband back home.

Lady Damalie, the former Nnaabagereka to the late Sir Edward Muteesa II passed away on Monday 12th July 2010 at Nakasero Hospital in Kampala, Uganda. Before her death, the late Damalie appealed to Buganda Kingdom ensure that all efforts are geared towards stabilizing the Kingdom. Her children described her as a loving mother who had the ability and wisdom which helped her raise them properly despite the challenges she encountered. She was buried on July, 19, 2010, at Namirembe Cathedral.