By Independent Team Who won what, who lost what? What happens when a king and his chiefs move too far ahead of his subjects? That is the question Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II and his new Katikiro or Prime Minister Charles Peter Mayiga, now face following events surrounding the 20th …
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By eriasa mukiibi sserunjogi The President has vowed to eat anybody opposing him like a samosa or cake As the dust over the Feb. 18 general elections settles, Buganda kingdom officials, politicians, and pundits are mulling over how President Yoweri Museveni’s side and that of Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi will …
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By Dicta Asiimwe The venue for Buganda’s 17th coronation anniversary celebrations of Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II, Kabasanda, Butambala County is one of eighteen counties of Buganda. As the bevy of female traditional dancers, in colourful kikoyi wrappers and tight-tops, gyrate to the din of royal drums being beaten in …
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By Joseph Were & Odoobo C. Bichachi What was Buganda and NRM’s strategy, and where could it lead the country? President Yoweri Museveni might have waited four years but on September 30, one of his biggest wishes was granted ‘ a meeting with Kabaka of Buganda Ronald Muwenda Mutebi. The …
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By Patrick Matsiko wa Mucoori Now I know why it is quite easy to become a witchdoctor or soothsayer in Uganda. Situations or trends in Uganda are so predictable that any ordinary mortal can foretell with precision or close accuracy what will happen tomorrow and it indeed happens as projected. …
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By Bob Roberts Katende It is common knowledge that the Kabaka is loved and revered in Buganda. But on Friday, September 18, the many people who turned out to welcome him were not just the usual crowds that line up the roads to wave at him during his visits. This …
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By Odoobo C. Bichachi For three straight days, riot police and the military battled rampaging demonstrators in Kampala and several parts of Buganda who were protesting the government’s decision to block Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi (king) from touring Kayunga district, where he was due to preside over Buganda Youth Day …
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By Joseph Were Since President Museveni announced on July 12 while appearing on WBS television that he would never grant Buganda Kingdom the federal system of government, the sense of the Rubicon being crossed has become pervasive. A headline story in the government-run Sunday Vision newspaper the same day did …
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