Tag Archives: Rwenzururu

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders and subjects of Rwenzururu kingdom in Kasese district have condemned the remarks made by the Commander of the Uganda Land Forces, Lt. Gen Peter Elwelu regarding the Kasese killings of 2016 and asked government to apologize for them. In November 2016, the military hit the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The former Prime Minister of Rwenzururu Kingdom, Thembo Kistumbire wants the court to relax the bail terms issued to six juveniles who were charged alongside Rwenzururu cultural leader, Charles Wesley Mumbere. The juveniles who were granted bail alongside Mumbere were tasked to report to the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Prime Minister of Rwenzururu Kingdom, Joseph Kule says that the delayed trial of Rwenzururu King, Omusinga Charles Wesley Mumbere and his royal guards is an infringement on their right to vote in next year’s general elections. Kule argues that for the past four years, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Obusinga bwa Rwenzururu (OBR) is seeking 25 Billion Shillings for the construction of the Buhikira Royal Palace. The palace was in November 2016 destroyed during an army led raid in which the Omusinga Charles Wesley Mumbere and more than 200 others were arrested and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government is set to release part of the Rwenzururu royal guards who have been in jail since 2016, URN has learnt. The royal guards were picked when the army raided Rwenzururu Kingdom palace on November 27, 2016, leading to the death of more than 100 …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Rwenzururu King Charles Wesley Mumbere has rallied his subjects both in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to embrace the fight against the Ebola. Ebola which is a severe illness with up to 90 percent fatality rate is also one of the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has challenged an application by the Rwenzururu King, Charles Wesley Mumbere, who battling terror charges, seeking to relax his bail terms. Judge Eva Luswata of the international Crimes Division of High Court released Mumbere on bail in January 2017. She however, restricted Mumbere’s …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rwenzururu King (Omusinga), Charles Wesley Mumbere Irema-Ngoma has suspended his brother, Christopher Kibanzanga from the position of the Chief Prince of Rwenzururu kingdom. Mumbere has also scrapped the position until further notice. Mumbere says that his young brother has used the position of Chief …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has described the deceased Rwenzururu Queen Mother Christine Biira Mukirania as an icon peace who worked tirelessly for the stability of the Rwenzori region. Mukirania succumbed to hypertension and diabetes on Tuesday at Kilembe Mines Hospital in Kasese town. During the funeral …

    Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rwenzururu King Charles Wesley Mumbere has been granted permission to travel to Kasese for the burial of his mother Christine Biira Mukirania, also nown to Rwenzururu subjects as Nyamukama. The Rwenzururu Queen mother died on June 11, 2019, at Kilembe Mines Hospital in …