Namibian media outlet, NBC Digital News has reported that he Namibian government has declined the visa extension request for Kabaka Ronald Mutebi.
The reports come after sources told Bbeg Media that the Kabaka will travel to Uganda soon, having recovered from his ailment.
Kabaka Mutebi travelled to Namibia privately on medical grounds in April from Germany and has since been recuperating at the Okonguari Psychotherapeutic Centre.
NBC Digital News said the executive director at the Centre, Dr. Daleen de Lange, in a letter dated July 9 to the Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation, requested a visa extension for the Kabaka, which was denied.
The news outlet said Penda Naanda, the executive director of the Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation, stated that the immigration regulations made under the Immigration Control Act of 1993 provide for a maximum stay of 90 days for non-Namibians in terms of Section 9.
“Given the above and having checked the records, I wish to inform you that the request for an extension for His Royal Highness Ronald Mutebi II, King of the Buganda Kingdom, is declined” Naanda stated in his letter to the Centre.
Over the past two months, Mengo has faced sharp questions over the Kabaka’s health status.
Last month, the Kabaka made a short video in which he assured his subjects that his health is improving.
