KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Omukama (King) of Bunyoro Kitara, Dr. Solomon Gafabusa Rukirabasaija Agutamba Iguru I, has been discharged from the hospital after receiving treatment for a deteriorating health condition. The King was airlifted last Thursday in a military helicopter to Kampala, where he received care at Ruby …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPNDENT | The Omukama of Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom Solomon Gafabusa Rukirabasaija Iguru I has been airlifted to Kampala after his health condition deteriorated. The King was airlifted today in a military helicopter at 11 a.m. from Hoima City. Eng. Fred Mugenyi Rucunya, the Okwiri (Chief Prince) …
Read More »Court orders Bunyoro King to be airlifted for specialized treatment
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Hoima High Court Judge Jesse Byaruhanga has ruled that the King of Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom Dr. Solomon Gafabusa Agutamba Rukirabasiija Iguru be taken for specialized treatment in India. The ruling was a result of an application filed in 2014 by Prince Apolo Kisoro, the …
Read More »Museveni faults Bunyoro leaders for under development
Masindi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has criticized leaders in the Bunyoro sub-region for failing to mobilize residents to embrace development and improve household incomes. Speaking to leaders from different parts of Bunyoro at the Five-star Hotel in Masindi Municipality, Museveni expressed disappointment over the slow progress …
Read More »BUNYORO LEADERSHIP CRISIS: Clan leaders blocked from attending meeting at palace
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security forces comprising anti-riot police and the military this morning sealed off the Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom premises ahead of a clan leaders’ meeting intended to resolve an ongoing leadership crisis in the Kingdom. By 11 a.m., police and Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) soldiers had …
Read More »Security heightened ahead of protest against Bunyoro Prime Minister
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is heavy deployment of both Anti-riot police and the military in Hoima City ahead of a planned demonstration against Andrew Byakutaga, the Prime Minister of the Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom, who has refused to vacate office. Security personnel are visibly stationed at the Bunyoro Kitara …
Read More »Bunyoro Kingdom subjects call for dialogue
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom subjects are calling for dialogue between the Babiito, the ruling clan of the Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom and the Prime Minister Andrew Byakugata. On September 2, the Babiito, the ruling clan fired Byakutaga, and appointed a new cabinet. In a letter, Eng. Fred …
Read More »Sacked Bunyoro premier vows not to vacate office
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Andrew Kirungi Byakutaga, the embattled Prime Minister of Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom, has vowed not to vacate his office, claiming that the new interim cabinet appointed by the Babiito clan is illegal. On September 2, Eng. Fred Rucunya Mugenyi, the Chief Prince (Okwiri) of Bunyoro Kitara …
Read More »Babiito clan gives Bunyoro Prime Minister deadline to vacate office
Masindi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Babiito, the ruling clan of the Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom, has issued a one-week ultimatum to the Kingdom Prime Minister (Omuhikirwa), Andrew Byakutaga, to vacate his office, asserting that he is occupying it illegally. The Chief Prince (Okwir) of Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom, Eng. Fred …
Read More »Buliisa landowners, Bunyoro Prince, NFA feud over land
Buliisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 1,000 families in Kitigo village in Biiso sub county in Buliisa district have accused Prince Harrison Samuel Gafaabusa Kintu- son to the late Omukama Sir Tito Winyi Gafaabusa of Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom for allegedly attempting to grab their land. The land in question …
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