Top stories in the Independent this week: COVER STORY Buganda land wrangles: Next fight between Kabaka, Museveni? THE LAST WORD Uganda’s declining growth: Why we need to think of how to develop national capacity to manage our economy. NEWS ANALYSIS Kaweesi murder investigation: Kayihura in tight corner as Museveni demands …
Read More »Mayiga’s mission
Is Katikkiro’s third book Uganda: `7-Key Idea’ a presidential manifesto? The Katikkiro (Prime Minister) of Buganda, Charles Peter Mayiga, has demonstrated leadership skills most especially in the Buganda kingdom. From his humble upbringing in Masaka, he has illustrated like others, the seed of service and leadership the Christian missionary White …
Read More »Kabaka wants compensation for Kigo land, UNRA summoned
The High Court – Land division on Monday summoned Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) to respond to claims that it illegally paid sh530 million to Kigo Government Primary School as compensation for land owned by the Kabaka of Buganda. This follows a suit Kabaka of Buganda Ronald Muwenda Mutebi filed …
Read More »Land woes in Buganda
1900 Buganda agreement ghosts return to haunt Kabaka’s government A group of Buganda youth recently besieged the Mengo headquarters of Bulange demonstrating against what they said was Katikkiro Charles Peter Mayiga failure to prevent the Buganda Land Board (BLB) from harassing people. According to the youth it is Mayiga’s reluctance …
Read More »VIDEO: Kabaka Calls for an end to child sacrifice
NBS: Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II has reiterated his concern over the continued murders of children through acts of child sacrifice. The king who was opening the 24th sitting of the Buganda Lukiiko at Bulange Mmengo demanded for authorities to punish those involved in the vice. Share on: WhatsApp
Read More »VIDEO: Impact of Walusimbi, Mayiga in Mengo
NBS: Former Buganda Minister Katikiro Dan Muliika is remembered as one of the katitkiro’s whose term ended prematurely leading to the appointment of Ambassador Emmanuel Ssendawula as acting Katikkiro and subsequently Eng. John Baptist Walusimbi in 2008 who served the Kingdom for five years before being replaced by the current …
Read More »Kawooya wins Kabaka’s Birthday squash title
Mike Kawooya beat Ian Rukunya Friday night to win the squash final in the ongoing Kabaka Mutebi’s 61st birthday celebrations. Kawooya won the final at Kampala Club, the climax of a week-long tournament. Buganda Kingdom’s Joan Nassolo was chief guest and handed over the trophies to different winners. The birthday celebrations …
Read More »Kabaka’s Bugerere visit and how museveni kept his promise
By Kavuma-Kaggwa The true and clear historical record of Buganda’s role in the liberation war of 1981/1986 We have to thank the people of Bugerere County, one of the 18 counties of the Buganda Kingdom, for the biggest welcome they accorded the Kabaka of Buganda Sabasajja Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II …
Read More »Kabaka, Museveni deal
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 …
Read More »Museveni, Kabaka on collision path again?
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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