Peter Mayiga the Buganda Katikiro

The Katikiro of Buganda, Charles Peter Mayiga, has warned government on the proposed land amendment bill that seeks to give government powers for compulsory acquisition of people’s land saying it will lead to discontent.

Last week government tabled a constitutional amendment bill seeking to amend article 26 sub section 2 of the constitution saying that disagreements over compensation is delaying government projects.

Mayiga says that the Buganda Lukiiko should not allow government to take people’s land without compensation, insisting subsidiary laws should be made to protect the land owners.

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Buganda Lukiiko members have asked the Kabaka of Buganda, Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II to produce the mother of the new born prince, Richard Semakokiro.

The Lukiiko members (supreme Buganda kingdom organ) told the Katikkiro of Buganda JB Walusimbi to ask the Kabaka to produce the mother of the new born prince because millions of people across the world want to know her details.

The members of the lukiiko demanded this on Monday after Katikkiro Walusimbi officially announced to Buganda Lukiiko (parliament) the birth of Semakokiro. The new born prince is the second son of the Kabaka of Buganda Ronald Muwenda Mutebi.

Richard Ssemakookiro was born last year. Other children of Kabaka Mutebi are Jjunju Ssuuna Kiweewa, and Princesses; Joan Nassolo , Victoria Nkinzi and Sarah Katrina Sangalyambogo.

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The sources say that the Buganda premier, john Baptist Walusimbi has written to president Museveni requesting him to revisit the federal talks but this time involving all people in Buganda lukiiko instead of the selected few as it has been the case in the past.

Sources say that Buganda wants the federal talk concluded once and for all. Buganda Kingdom and the central government have been pulling ropes over the Kingdom’s demand for federal system of government, while the Museveni government insists regions should form regional tiers made up of districts instead of a bigger federal organ with set out powers.

The sources say that even if the members of the lukiiko accept the regional tier system of governance the kingdom will go by that because the lukiiko is the supreme organ of the kingdom.

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Dr. Cyprian Kizito Lwanga

In particular the Mengo Katikiro (Prime Minister) John Baptist Walusimbi commended the Archbishop of the Catholic Church Dr. Cyprian Kizito Lwanga, and the Supreme Mufti Zubair Kayongo among others who have been so vibrant in telling the public about the weaknesses in the bill.

He says the religious leaders have done a good of enlightening the public about the Traditional or Cultural Leaders Bill that was presented to parliament last year.

Speaking during the Buganda Lukiiko (Buganda Parliament), Walusimbi also thanked the central region Members of Parliament and anyone who was opposed to the bill.

The Lukiiko said that the reactions the Baganda showed was a sign of the oneness and love they have for the Kingdom.

The Buganda Kingdom was the only Kingdom in Uganda that adamantly refused to attend the consultative meetings at Parliament between MPs and Kingdoms’ delegates on 19^th and 20^th last week to give its views on the bill. Buganda kingdom insists that the bill is unconstitutional and is bad for cultural leaders and the country as whole.

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