The secret moves involving Gen. Saleh Kampala, Uganda | MUBATSI ASINJA HABATI | On June 14, the Directorate of Public Prosecution dropped charges of terrorism, treason, murder and aggravated robbery among others against the cultural leader of Rwenzururu Kingdom, Charles Wesley Mumbere and 217 others. The DPP’s dropping of the charges …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | General Peter Elwelu, the newly elected Army Representative in Parliament has said that the more than 100 Royal guards who were killed during the Kasese clashes were criminals ‘who deserved what they got.’ The police and military agencies have been repeatedly accused of killing more …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Justice Eva Luswata of The International Crimes Division-ICD has asked the prosecution to amend the charge sheet and rectify anomalies ahead of the trial of Rwenzururu King, Omusinga Charles Wesley Mumbere and his co-accused. Mumbere and 206 others who are currently committed to the ICD …
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Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Works has launched investigations into the fire outbreak that gutted part of the Rwenzururu royal palace in Kasese District. Last week, a structure that doubles as the home of the Rwenzururu cultural leader Charles Wesley Mumbere and the office was set ablaze …
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Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has promised to restore the Obusinga Bwa Rwenzururu cultural institution to its past glory. Speaking at Nyakasanga playgrounds in Kasese municipality on Tuesday evening, Kyagulanyi pledged to uplift the face of the kingdom to regain its defined status. He also said …
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Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Obusinga Bwa Rwenzuru cultural institution has been a key factor in politics of Kasese district. In 2001, President Museveni won in Kasese after he promised to recognize Obusinga. But he did not honour the promise and in 2005, when Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) presidential …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Omusinga of Rwenzururu Charles Wesley Mumbere Irema-Ngoma has appointed a 36 member cabinet. Since 2016 when Mumbere arrested, the management of the Kingdom has been under the inter-ministerial committee led by Gad Mbayahi Bakwanamaha. According to information released by John Thawite, the Kingdom’s …
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Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Obusinga Bwa Rwenzururu (OBR) has distanced itself from a group of militias who were over the weekend in Bundibugyo District. On Saturday, a joint security team comprising of the army and police arrested 14 people who were allegedly found in a shrine, armed with …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A panel of four judges has been constituted to hear the terrorism charges against Rwenzururu King Charles Wesley Mumbere and 159 others. The Head of the International Crimes Division of the High Court, Justice Moses Mukiibi, has allocated the case to Justice Michael …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rwenzururu loyalists in Bunyangabu district want the government to screen and release the jailed royal guards as a key step in the peace process. 203 Rwenzururu royal guards are being detained at Kirinya Government Prison following the November 2016 clashes between a joint security …
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