The chronological listing of the Kings of Buganda is as follows;
1. Kintu, 2. Cchwa, 3. Kimera, 4. Ttembo, 5. Kigala, 6. Kiyimba, 7. Kayima, 8. Nakibinge, 9. Mulondo, 10. Jjemba, 11. Suna, 12. Sekamaanya, 13. Kimbugwe, 14. Kateregga, 15. Mutebi, 16. Jjuuko, 17. Kayemba, 18. Tebandeke, 19. Ndawula, 20. Kagulu, 21. Kikule, 22. Mawanda, 23. Mwanga I, 24. Namugala, 25. Kyabaggu, 26. Jjunju, 27. Semakookiro, 28. Kamaanya, 29. Ssuuna II, 30. Walugembe Mutesa I, 31. Mwanga II, 32. Kiweewa II, 33. Kalema, 34. D. Chwa, 35. Mutesa II, 36. Muwenda Mutebi.
If vacationing and returning to Namulondo is to be taken so seriously, then Buganda’s 5th Kabaka Kiggala deserves, more than Mwanga, the honour of being counted twice.
A very serene monarch, Kiggala voluntarily abdicated his throne in favor of his son Kiyimba. However, Kiyimba died early in office and his father returned to the throne for a very, long time and died of advanced age.
The point being made here is that the whole exercise of counting one individual as two Kabakas is academically hazardous because it leads to inconsistencies. Therefore it is much neater to tabulate the current Kabaka as the 36th and not the 37th.
The tabulation of the clans or Ebika needs to be carefully re-examined and clarified. The importance of the authenticity of the ancient clan system hardly needs any emphasis. By 1956, 38 clans of Buganda were known and they were so confirmed by the Kabaka and Sabataka of Buganda.