Mengo has announced that Watoto Ministries will host this year’s thanksgiving service to mark the 33rd anniversary of Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II’s coronation. Speaking while unveiling the programme for the celebrations, Katikkiro Charles Peter Mayiga said the annual thanksgiving is held to commemorate the Kabaka’s coronation, which remains a significant milestone in Buganda’s history…
As Buganda prepares to mark the 33rd anniversary of Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II’s coronation at Naggalabi, Buddo, senior lawyer and former Buganda Attorney General John Winston Katende has shared a detailed account of the people and events that led to the restoration of the kingdom after nearly three decades without a monarch. *********************************************************** Drawing…
Veteran lawyer John Katende has revealed that he turned down an offer by President Museveni to serve as minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs in the early 1990s, because he has never wanted to join politics. Speaking to Bbeg Media at the offices of Katende, Ssempebwa & Company Advocates in Kampala, Katende said he has…
On July 31, Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi will mark 33 years on the throne. Kabaka Mutebi officially succeeded his father, Ssekabaka Edward Mutesa II, on July 31, 1993. Mutebi’s mother was Sarah Nalule Kisosonkole, and in 1954, she became the fifth wife of Kabaka Muteesa II. Kabaka Muteesa II had two children with Nalule, Kabaka…
Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II has expressed concern over what he described as the growing trend of human rights violations in the country. He made the remarks on Tuesday during a meeting with clan heads, commonly known as Bataka, at the Lubiri in Mengo. The meeting was convened to enable the Kabaka to hear and…
Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II, has urged his subjects to remain united and confident despite the social, economic and political challenges facing the kingdom as Uganda enters 2026. The monarch made the call during the Enkuuka Bwaguuga 2025 celebrations, an annual cultural event organised by Central Broadcasting Service at the Lubiri Palace in Mengo. Kabaka…
Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II has warned Ugandans against engaging in political violence as the country prepares for the 2026 general elections, saying the trend is eroding democratic values and undermining civilisation. In his Christmas and New Year message, read on his behalf by Buganda’s minister for information, Israel Kitooke, at Bulange in Mengo, the…
Kabaka Ronald Mutebi has praised Buganda’s clan chiefs for their pivotal role in safeguarding the kingdom’s cultural values and heritage. His remarks were delivered in a statement read by the Buganda Kingdom’s First Deputy Katikkiro, Prof Twaha Kaawaase, at Mengo during the closing of the annual Bataka workshop themed “Amaka ye mmererezo yobuntu” (Families are…
