The professionals together with academics and religious leaders have jointly submitted their views to the committee that is reviewing the Busoga constitution.

Led by Professor Andrew Bakibinga of Makerere University, the group argues that a such will enable the king to fully analyze issues with an independent mind as opposed to being directed.

He adds that this will also help the king to be firm and uphold the dignity of Busoga.

The professionals also proposed that the kings be elected for a 10 year renewal term for one who is below 65yrs  of age.

The constitutional review exercise ends in June and a draft paper will presented to stakeholders for final scrutiny before using it for fresh Kyabazinga polls according to the committee chairperson Shaban Muziransa.

Busoga constitutional review stemmed out of a disagreement over the Kyabazinga throne with a number of elections being contested in court over alleged failure to follow the kingdom constitution.

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 The king (Kabaka or omukama) of Tooro kingdom, Oyo Nyimba Iguru last week suspended the Kingdom constitution. The king says that he wanted to pave way for the constitutional amendment exercise.

But the suspension of this 1999 constitution of Tooro Kingdom by Oyo Nyimba has divided his subjects and kingdom officials.

Many of the kingdom officials have tongue lashed the king, describing his acts as childish, illegal and divisive.

David Mujuni, a representative of Mwenge County to Tooro kingdom parliament says that the king did not consult them before suspending the constitution.

He says that king Oyo should have highlighted the clauses he wanted to amend than suspending the entire constitution which took a lot of money to make.

Sources say that the kingdom clan council members met yesterday and also came to a conclusion that the king’s action was illegal.

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Millions of Christians in Uganda, USA, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Italy, German, France and England among other countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, Middle East and Europe on Wednesday commemorated Ash Wednesday.

The holy function marked the beginning of the 40 days of the lent period ending on Easter Sunday. Christians fast for 40 days to remember the 40 days and nights Jesus Christ of Nazareth fasted in the deserted and won the temptations of the devil that is also called Satan and old dragon in the bible language.

In the catholic faith, on Ash Wednesday Christians spread ashes on believers’ forehead as a biblical sign of mourning and repentance to God. However many members of other Christian faiths believe that the tradition is outdated and outlived.

In Kampala Msgr. John Wynand Katende, the public relations official of Kampala Archdiocese told catholics at Christ the King Church that lent is a period of repentance, prayer and helping the disadvantaged persons across the world.

“It offers Christians an opportunity to grow in our relationship with God and to deepen our commitment to a Christian way of life, through fasting, repentance, and spiritual discipline,” he says.

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Gabula on several times requested to meet with the Queen and failed. The Queen we are told would ask who is Gabula or Kyabazinga. The Queen we are informed that she told her officials that in Uganda she knows only two kingdoms: Bunyoro and Buganda. Why? Bunyoro resisted colonialism for over nine years and Buganda collaborated with the colonialists to extend colonial rule across the current day Uganda.

On realizing that there was no possibility for him to meet the Queen, Gabula decided to return back to Uganda. He returned to Uganda last Friday and he was received by Bugabula North MP Andrew Allen.

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Following the publication of a photograph of a woman who the editorial team of the New Vision Group believed at the time to be the mother of the new born Buganda prince, Richard Semakookiro, the Kabaka of Buganda Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II has asked all people in Uganda and across the world to stop the talk on the new born prince.

Speaking through his Katikkiro (prime minister), Eng. John Baptist Walusimbi, the Kabaka said that the full details about the new born prince and its mother would be revealed at the right time.

The Kabaka says that since the Katikkiro announced the birth of the new prince, several media houses, radio panelists and people on social networks like facebook have written literature and uttered statements that belittle the traditions, norms and virtues ofBugandakingdom. The Kabaka says that although he is a king a remains an individual who has a right to privacy. He says that it is improper for news publications like the New Vision, Bukedde Newspaper, Bukedde TV and all their sister organisations to write lies and belittling stories about the Kingdom of Buganda and the royal family in Buganda.

On January 24, 2012 the Chief Executive Officer of the New Vision Group, Robert Kabushenga authorised the publication of a photograph of a woman, and stated that she was the mother of Prince Richard Ssemakookiro.

Kabushenga apologised to the audiences across the country and the world at large for the mistake and regreted any inconveniences caused to the woman in the picture.

He stated that this was an error of judgment for which he took full responsibility. The Kabaka through his Katikkiro has said that all the information the New Vision and her sister media houses have been publishing concerning the looks of the mother of prince Semakookiro are false.

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Several Ugandans especially the people of Buganda have been so inquisitive regarding details of Prince Ssemakokiro, and his mother Rose Nansikombi.

According to the source, Semakokiro and his mother will return to Uganda soon but still the place where they will be residing will not be open to the public until all the rituals are performed on the mother and the child.

 The Katikkiro of Buganda John Baptist Walusimbi announced the birth of Ssemakookiro a couple of weeks back. The six-month-old prince was named Semakokiro after the 27th King of Buganda, Wasajja Ssemakookiro Nabbunga, who reigned the kingdom from 1797 – 1814. According toBugandatraditions, a prince expecting to take over the throne is not supposed to stay inside the palace. He is supposed to grow up like any other child.

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 Nabagereka says that it is normal for an African man to produce children from any woman of his choice but it is a taboo for a woman to produce outside marital bed.

Nabagereka says that the people who have been over the radio alleging that Nabagereka is not happy because the Kabaka got a child from another woman should stop misleading Ugandans.

“I love my husband the Kabaka of Buganda, I love the new prince he has fathered, and I love all the children my husband has and I also love all the children inBugandaandUganda,” a source in Bulange Mengo quoted Nabagereka as saying. Nabagereka says that she knows that her husband producing many children, especially boys assures continuity of the royal family.

Nabagereka says that the news of Kabaka Mutebi getting a child did not surprise her because the Kabaka had already briefed her before the matter went public.

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The plan to oust him is being championed by his very archival, Paphrous Imodot Edimu who is backed by a group of some royals in Teso. Edimu has told journalists in Teso that they have been forced to fight Emorimor because of his reported refusal to organise polls and pave way for his successor. Edimu says that the post of Emorimor is elective and that the current Emorimor has over stayed on the chair.

The term of office for the current Emorimor expired in 2009. The term of office for the Emorimors lasts for only five years. Edimu says that whenever they attempt to organise fresh elections, the current Emorimor uses police and area politicians to frustrate the function.

He says that last year the current Emorimor used the area RDC to disband the election of a new Emorimor which was to take place in Lukikho hall, in Soroti. Edimu however vows that the current Emorimori will be replaced by February this year. By Moureen Nakyanzi

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