Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has for the first time spoken out publicly about the arrest and push for the release of Rwenzururu Cultural leader, Omusinga Charles Wesley Mumbere, saying the issues will be resolved. He made the statement on Wednesday during the commissioning of the One-Stop …
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Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Youth in Obusinga Bwa Rwenzururu-OBR cultural institution planted trees and staged a climate change walk in commemoration of the 27th November 2016 Rwenzururu palace attack. The youth said that they want the Rwenzurur King, Wesley Mumbere to find a better and well-conserved environment once he …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The International Crimes Division of the High Court has allowed an application seeking to protect 70 witnesses the prosecutors intend to rely on to try the Rwenzururu cultural leader, Omusinga Charles Wesley Mumbere and his co-accused on terrorism charges. Mumbere and 203 others are facing …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rwenzururu cultural leader Charles Wesley Mumbere has said that the military and the political leadership have vested interests in the ongoing court case against him. More than 100 people lost their lives during the joint security attack on Mumbere’s palace in Kasese town, in November 2016. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The prosecution have asked the International Crimes Division of the High Court to allow them file written submissions in the case in which they are seeking to protect 42 witnesses they want to rely on to try the Rwenzururu King Charles Wesley Mumbere on charges …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Director of Public Prosecutions Jane Frances Abodo says her office is set to proceed and prosecute the Rwenzururu King Charles Wesley Mumbere and his co accused on terrorism related charges. The charges stem from Mumbere’s arrest following a raid by the army on his palace …
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Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Obusinga Bwa Rwenzururu-OBR in Kasese district has rubbished claims that King Charles Wesley Mumbere is ill, saying he is well and doesn’t need any special medical attention as claimed on social media. Throughout Tuesday, information made rounds on social media indicating that the cultural …
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Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | National Resistance Movement-NRM party leaders and supporters in Kasese district used the 36th NRA/NRM liberation day celebrations to call for the freedom of the Rwenzururu cultural leader, Charles Wesley Mumbere. They argue that NRM can only consolidate its current political gains in Kasese district by …
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Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement-NRM party leaders in Kasese district have re-echoed their demand for the release of Rwenzururu Cultural leader, Charles Wesley Mumbere. According to party members, regardless of the ongoing developments set out by the government in Kasese, the community continues to feel isolated in …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Obusinga Bwa Rwenzururu-OBR cultural leader, Charles Wesley Mumbere, has halted his 12th coronation anniversary celebrations that were due to take place on Tuesday. OBR had looked set to celebrate its first coronation anniversary in 5 years since the arrest of Mumbere, when the kingdom …
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