On July 29, 2008, Patriotic Baganda members of the Uganda’s Parliament told off President Museveni’s minister of internal affairs, Ruhakana Rugunda, after his presentation of  an untruthful statement about the recent  kidnap of 3 Buganda officials. Rugunda presented his statement, amid vigorous heckling, to a special session of the parliament, which was called to debate

On January 27, 2008, Sekanyolya requested Katikkiro Walusimbi to “drop” Gilbert Bukenya and start to lead. This was when newly appointed Walusimbi had jointly appeared at ceremonies with Museveni’s Vice President Bukenya, where he publically advocated for negotiations between Kabaka Mutebi and Mr. Museveni.

The events that have unfolded in Buganda over the last ten days

The kidnapped Buganda Kingdom officials have been released on police bond and court bail respectively. The government reports that Peter Mayiga received his police bond from Jinja Road Police station while Betty Nambooze and Medard Lubega got their court bail from Nakawa Magistrates courts in Kampala.  The release of Buganda officials on police bonds seems

The Mayor of Waltham, Massachusetts, USA, has granted Ggwangamujje Boston permission to demonstrate on the WALTHAM CITY COMMON (next to the Gazebo) in protest of the unwarranted arrest of the Buganda Kingdom Ministers.
 
SATURDAY JULY 26, 2008
TIME:  9:00AM to 12:00 NOON

According to the mayor’s authorization letter, the protestors are allowed to carry placards and posters. However

MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS PRESS STATEMENT

1. In compliance with the Court Order issued by the Buganda Road Court on Wednesday 24th July 24, 2008 ordering that, Peter Mayiga, Medard Ssegona Lubega and Betty Nambooze be released from Police unconditionally, the Police has accordingly released them from Kyenjojo Police Station today Thursday 24th July 2008.

2. However

PEOPLE’S DEVELOPMENT PARTY (PDP) MASAKA REGIONAL BRANCH

STATEMENT ON THE ARBITRARY ARREST OF THE THREE SENIOR BUGANDA KINGDOM OFFICIALS

The REGIONAL BRANCH members, together with The Party President and Former Presidential Candidate Dr Abed Bwanika, who have attended the special meeting of PDP Activists in Masaka Region, held here at Masaka on Tuesday the 22nd July 2008

BUGANDA EMERGENCY RESPONSE COMMITTEE
PRESS AND GENERAL BRIEF
23rd JULY 2008
This is an update on the unfolding situation of the detained Buganda Kingdom Officials.
The Current Situation:
As all are now aware, two Ministers of the Buganda Government and the Chairperson of Buganda’s Central Civic Education Committee were arrested by plain clothed security operatives on Friday July 18
th 2008

Baganda in the United Kingdom had a meeting on July 20th to discuss the mounting problems in Buganda, specifically the imprisonment of the Mmengo officials. Below is the statement they released as a result of the meeting.

PUBLIC MEETING OF UGANDANS RESIDENT IN UK

We, the Ugandans originating from the Kingdom of Buganda and our friends who

According to Uganda’s Daily Monitor newspaper of July 23, 2006, the UPDF’s David Tinyefuza has defended the arrests and continued detention of three Buganda kingdom officials beyond the 48-hour period in which all suspects are supposed to be released or charged in court. The paper reports that Tinyefuza, Mr. Museveni’s Coordinator of Intelligence Services, dismissed

Update: Tuesday July 22

The Uganda Government is under extreme pressure to release the detainees.

Margaret Sekaggya the Director of the Humans Rights Commission has made a presentation to a parliamentary committee stating that they have had