Last week we brought you a number of Kampala’s posh youth and the names behind their lavish lifestyles in which our own lives pale considerably in comparison. And today, we continue to name these kids of pomp in the hope that a few others might learn the right names schmooze, and the wealthy, cultured and well bred stock.
King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV and Princess Ruth Komuntale
Finally of age, and the centre of attention for many young girls, spinsters and sugar mummies not only in the Tooro kingdom but the entire country, King Oyo Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV is the epitome of good genetics and culture.
Of course his sister Princess Ruth Komuntale is of the same genetic fibre and Ugandans have watched the two royals from tender age with keen interest when, aged just three, the oldest of the three kids of Omukama David Olimi Kaboyo (RIP) and Best Kemigisa, King Oyo assumed the throne and his rightful place in the Tooro kingdom and today he has come of age to take over the responsibilities that come with his title. And it is through those mirrors that many Ugandans if not all have a grown fondness and soft spot for this royal hunk, putting him and his sister at the top of our radar.
We can safely conclude that King Oyo is not only one of the few people in Uganda whose pocket change is dollars, but he is the youngest reigning King today. In 1993 renown international fashion magazine Vogue featured the then infant Oyo as he took over from his father, allowing not only Uganda but the world to witness and celebrate his coronation. Born of royalty, this young man’s life was sorted way before he could even pronounce the words ‘Ota Amooti’.
Despite losing their father at a tender age, the King of Tooro and his sister were never short of father figures in their lives, from the president of Uganda Yoweri Museveni to the former president of Libya Muammar Gaddafi, who dotted over him every time he visited the Libya to catering for Princess Komuntale’s education in the best schools that the world has on offer, King Oyo remained the darling of every one with whom he crosses the path of life’s journey.
Intriguingly, with every whim met and fantasy lived one would expect King Oyo to have turned out differently but on the contrary he is a living example of what fine upbringing and stature are made of, continuously engaging his subjects and forging a road for a future prosperous Tooro kingdom. All this despite his cousin, 48-year old Prince David Kaijanangoma, threatening to dethrone him.
The Kutesa kids
The foursome of Inga, Ishta Asiimwe Kutesa, Charlotte Kutesa and Elizabeth Kutesa and have been the apple of their father’s eyes since their mother’s death. And, as if sensing the void which his kids would have to contend with for the rest of their lives, stinking rich foreign affairs minister Sam Kutesa made it a point to ensure that his four children, most especially his only son Inga, will never lack anything for the rest of their lives. With almost a quarter of Kampala under his name, the sky is the limit when it comes to what the Kutesa kids have and are yet to achieve.
Mostly sighted at expensive places such as Kabira Country Club, Speke Resort Munyonyo, the Serena Hotel and at Desh Kananura’s Panamera Bar, Inga Kutesa doesn’t hold back when it comes to spending cash more so when there are females around. Regulars at Panamera Bar in Kololo say that he will buy out the Johnnie Walker. But they also say he is generous to the dot to the extent that when he buys the whole bar and the boda boda guys waiting at the entrance, all drink. Perhaps, for purposes of being fair, it is worth mention that Inga Kutesa, born to Sam and Jenniffer Nankunda (RIP) is a ‘first brother-in law’, his sister Charlotte having gotten married to Uganda’s First Son Major General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, President Yoweri Museveni’s son, who is also the Commander of the Special Forces.
Also in the Kutesa brood is Ishta Kutesa Muganga, married to youthful tycoon Albert Muganga, a co-Director of the Pioneer Easy Bus (PEB) transport franchise.
Natalie Bitature
Following in her father’s footsteps, Natalie has shown a keen interest in the world of business and enterprise. Indeed, with the guidance of her father, tycoon Patrick Bitature, Natalie is slowly but surely being incorporated into the business world through the family businesses and is surely getting a hang of it as she helps run her father’s empire.
Natalie holds a Masters Degree in Business from the Hultz Business School in California, and is currently a competitor in the annual Hultz Competition, where she is tussling it out with colleagues for a grand prize of US$ one million.
Unlike her siblings and peers, Natalie has a mind of her own and is not afraid to show it, which constantly has her falling out with so many of her friends within her social circles: she has a knack for talking to the wrong people at the wrong time earning her the ‘queen bitch’ title, something that has made her a hotspot of snide talk amongst her peers. But who cares when your family’s net worth is worth millions and your journey to success only just started!
Indeed, so many things seem to await this fast moving entrepreneur and despite her lack of societal skills she still makes up for it when it comes to making that paper.
Needless to mention, all human beings enjoy a good rest, something that is essential for a fresh mind, and Natalie always finds it at their ancestral home area in Ibanda where her father built a mansion fit for a King. This is the place she takes refuge when all the Kampala drama gets too hot!
Danny Kigozi aka Navio
For those preoccupied with the fast life of glamour life, Danny Kigozi (Junior) aka Navio needs no mention. The son of the first National Resistance Movement (NRM) Minister of Works Engineer Dan Serwano Kigozi (RIP) and his doctor wife Maggie Blick Kigozi, Navio was born and has been bred in a cultured manner that is the envy of many ‘rich’ families.
Navio’s mother, Dr Maggie Kigozi, born to the Masaka famed sporting mixed race family of the Blicks including Paddy and Arthur Blick (both senior), was at first the chief health personnel of President Yoweri Museveni’s team at Parliament in the 1980s, from where she retired and was appointed the Executive Director of Uganda Investment Authority (UIA). Dr Maggie Kigozi is now in private practice but somehow finds time to ensure her son flourishes and keeps the family name scaling the heights of Uganda’s musical deportment.
Sources say Navio’s choice of career did not come as a surprise to many; from a very young age he made it a point to entertain whenever an opportunity presented itself, certainly foreshadowing what was to await him in the near future.
But that aside, despite living a top-notch lifestyle and, like most other ‘trustfund’ kids, attending St Andrews Turi, one of Africa’s best private schools, Navio has always been charismatic, kind and very down to earth. This has propelled him to popularity not just amongst his peers but also in the music industry and eventually on Uganda’s social scene.
Tall, handsome, rich and famous, it remains puzzling to many that Navio, an only kid with little to worry about, still refuses to get married.
But his attitude towards marital issues has not deterred the opposite sex and Navio keeps women on their toes as they all vie to get his attention and possibly an engagement ring!
However, Navio also stands out as the leading ‘rich kid’ who has conquered Uganda without as much leaning back to seek support from his mother.
He journey to making money started out with a five-man singing group called Klear Cut, giving Ugandans a bevvy of melodious tunes alongside superfluous names like Da Langman, Papitto, J Baller and The Mith.
Julianna (Jules) Nasasira
After her graduation from fashion school, Juliana Nasasira, daughter to former NRM mInister John Nasasasira Mwoono took Kampala’s runways and fashion houses by storm, unveiling her latest creations and designs and proving to her parents that they did not waste their money when they sent her to fashion school. This is a rarity when it comes to African parents, who believe the ‘education’ is the way to success. However daughter to former roads minister Jules was born a princess and still lives like one today.
Birds of the cloak, cloth together, and true to that Jules has made ties with several other fashion enthusiasts and designers, among them fellow ‘rich kid’ Gloria Wavamunno who, it seems, taught Jules a few tricks when it comes to handling the paparazzi and social scene.
A very rare gem, it is hard not to notice the beauty that Jules is when she steps anywhere outside the fashion world, perhaps explaining why ‘she is still single’.
But this is not to say that the Nasasira girls are not marriage material; Jules sister Lorna Nsiima, a graduate of journalism and communication from the United Kingdom is married to Israeli tycoon Vadim Murmis. “This is my first daughter to give away (sic), more so to as far as Israel. But her getting married in Israel is not a surprise to us because issues of discriminating people have never been heard of in us. Yes, we can have bad people amidst us but not based on what their race, colour, nationality, religion is,” Nasasira, then minister for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) said at the daughter’s giveaway ceremony in Kiruhura in June 2014.
The Mutasingwa brothers
Ivan and Bella mutasingwa live a life that is completely foreign to so many Ugandans, especially those whose imaginations have taken them to destinations, only to come back wearing shirts from downtown claiming they are ‘souvenirs’.
Ivan and Bella seriously enjoy the riches the Mutasingwa family has to offer and their life is one tale of travel, luxury and fun, and despite staying in Australia and the United kingdom where they are pursuing university education, the two make it a point to visit a new and foreign land if not two, every year.
As proof of that they have taken selfies at the top floor of the Buhj Al Arab in Dubai; camel rides in Egypt to a quick getaway in Mykonos or a quick stop over in Sandton South Africa.
Nonetheless these two stand out amongst their peers and ‘web stalkers’ out there because they are sickeningly wealthy but still manage to rub it in our faces in such a humble and nonchalant way!
Bon voyage Ivan and Bella!
