OnApril 6, the man who claims to be a Rwandese former soldier  in Uganda and Rwanda told Free Buganda Radio listeners that while Baganda are busy mourning the loss of Kasubi Tombs, Museveni’s people are busy stealing Buganda land. The man who says his name is Ntare told the host Ekiba Kibe program, Robert Kabuye, that Rwandese men like Deeze Kananura and Mugumya are carrying out Museveni’s plan to buy up all available Buganda land using taxpayer money. When Kabuye asked him to explain, Ntare said that Kananura is the same as Kalemera and “these people are not Ugandans, they are not even Banyankore but Museveni’s  Rwandese agents.  Ntare’s statements amount to accusing Museveni’s NRM government of setting the Kasubi Tombs fire as a diversion so his people can massively grab Buganda land without any resistance.

Ntare explained that Museveni is buying up Buganda land using mafia tricks because he already put it in his constitution that whoever has evidence that they bought a plot of land is automatically the legal owner, even if the plot was stolen property. He seems to say that Museveni has brought many Rwandese in Uganda who, after grabbing Buganda land by all means possible then pose as Baganda who then sell to fellow Rwandese.

Click on Ekiba_Kibe06Apr10D to listen to Mr. Kabuye and Ntare on Ekiba Kibe program April 6, 2010 in Luganda.

In a statement issued after their meeting of March 20, 2010, members of Abazzukulu ba Buganda warn that leaving Buganda in Uganda is courting disaster for the kingdom. They explain that when Kasubi was burned Buganda  paid  a similar price to that in 1996. However, in the future, Buganda may pay an even much higher price.

Abazukkulu revealed that in the recent past they hard to fight tooth and nail to stop certain Buganda government official in Bulange who wanted to remove the thatching on the recently burnt Kasubi tombs and replace them with iron sheets. According to the statement, the Buganda officials did not stop until they has replaced some of thatching on the small buildings around the tombs with metal sheets. Only Muzi Azaala Mpanga managed to escape without being disturbed.

Abazzukulu are concerned that now that Muzibu Azaala Mpanga has been burnt down those who wanted to destroy the ancient and world admired Buganda architecture with a metal roof. They claim that the Katikkiro intentionally announced that official mounring would start a week after the fire, in order to weaken the patriotism and energy of Baganda.

Members of Abazzukulu argue that it is common sense that the unique thatching techniques used by Baganda at Kasubi give the place a special stature and is the main reason it is internationally known.  They then appeal to all the people of Buganda to fight the following:

1. Using metal roofs on the Kasubi tombs and surrounding cultural buildings
2. Putting foreigners like UNESCO in charge of the repairs and caretaking. Buganda must know that this is part of the conspiracy to detroy all symbols of an independent kingdom of Buganda.
3. Using even one inch of the Kasubi tombs land for any other unrelated purpose. Because that land is only 76 acres and we Baganda believe that out kingdom shall exist until God ends this earth. We are concerned that in future the land might not be enough.

Below is the full Luganda statement which was signed by the chairman of Abazzuklul ba Buganda, M. Jjunju – Kamulali:

OLUKIIKO LW’ABAZZUKULU BA BUGANDA

20. 03.2010

AKABENJE MU KABENJE K’AMASIRO E KASUBI

Tekikyaliko kubuusasbuusa nti Buganda okugireka mu Uganda, tulina okukisasulira omuwendo munene nyo nyo nga bwetwakisasulira mu 1966 na guno bwetukisasulidde mu Masiro ekasubi. Kiyinzika n’okuba nti bwetutaliva mu Uganda lumu tugenda kukisasulira ekisingawo.

Nga tuli mu maziga n’ekyobeero ky’e Kasubi nga tusala entotto ku ky’okuzzaawo Kasubi ng’entunnunsi y’obuwangwa bwaffe, ate wasituseewo olutalo olulala wakati wa Bulange n’Obuganda bwonna. Gyebuvddeko abazzukulu baalwanyisa Bulange effungamyeemu abalembewazi nga baagala amasiro gonna bagagyeko essubi bateekeko ebibaati. Olutalo lwagenda okukkakkana ng’Enyumba ensitaamirizi bazitaddeko ebibaati. Muzibu-azaalampanga n’asigalawo nga yeesumaalise.

Kati ekyagudde ku Muzibu azaala mpanga Bulange kigiwadde omukisa okuttukiza obutaliimu bwayo obw’okugiteekako ebibaati. Owek Katikkiro ky’asookeddeko kw’ekumalamu Obuganda amaanyi n’obujjumbize bwe yalangiridde okukungubaga kutandike kumpi luvanyuma lwa ssabiiti namba.

Era alangiridde ng’ayimiriza Obuganda obuli mu kaweefube w’okuleeta ebizimbisibwa nti bugira buleka mbu enteekteka zimale okukolebwa. Kino kitegeeza nti, ayagala atandike obutaliimubwe obwebibaati n’ebirala ng’Obuganda bubivuddeko era nga tebukyaaliwo.

Omuntu yenna ali mu kutegeerakwe okutuufu akiraba bulabi nti ekitiibwa ky’amasiro e Kasubi kiva ku ssubi eryo lyenyini era lyelisomboola abantu bonna okujja okuliraba. N’olwekyo Obuganda bwonna tubukubira omulanga bulwanyisize ddala:

1. Eky’okuteeka ebibaati ku Muzibu-azaalampanga wamu n’Enyumba ensitaamirizi
2. Eky’okukwaasa abagwiira nga UNESCO amasiro okugaddaabiriza n’okugalabirira ng’obuganda tebunasaanawo. Obuganda basaanidde okumanya nti  luno lwe lukwe olwasalibwa okuzikiriza buli kabonero konna akayinza okulaga nti waali wabaddewo ko Obwakabaka bwa Buganda obwefuga
3. Eky’okukozesa ettaka ly’Amasiro, wadde inch emu ku Kintu ekirala kyonna ekitakwatagana nakyaliteekesaawo. Newankubade ettaka eryo ziri Accres 76 zokka, Abaganda tukimanyi era tukikkiriza nti Obwakabaka bwaffe bwakubeerawo okutuusa Katonda lwalizingako ensi eno. Tuli na beeraliikirivu nti gyebujja terijja kumala Masiro ago.

Wangaala Buganda

Awangaale Ssabasajja Kabaka

M. Jjunju – Kamulali

(Sentebe)

BUGANDA ROYAL FAMILY STATEMENT

On behalf of the children, grandchildren of Sekabaka Sir Daudi Chwa II – ­Princes, Princesses, Saava’s and Naava’s – we would like to express our great shock, horror at the loss of our beloved Masiro (MUZIBU ­AZAALA – MPANGA), constructed over 130 years ago.

We would like to extend our condolences to The Kabaka, other members of the royal family and bakyala at Kasubi, the Bazaana, Namasole who are going through unimaginable loss our gratitude is always with you.

Our prayers go out to the families who lost loved ones, we also extend our condolences to the peoples of Buganda and Uganda as a whole both in Uganda and Diaspora for our collective loss.

We would like to thank those emergency services and members of the public who tried their utmost to save this historic site.

We strongly condemn this act of desecration of our beloved cultural (Royal

burial site) and further we also condemn the random acts of violence.

Although this historical site is recognized internationally, nationally and Buganda it should be noted with great concern that this historical site is a burial ground for the descendants of Sekabaka Mutesa I.

The Sekabakas buried here are;

• Sekabaka Mutesa I
• Sekabaka Mwanga II
• Sekabaka Chwa II
• Sekabaka Mutesa II

For a long time now we the family fee1 Kasubi has not been adequately protected. The families have formed a committee to put in place a permanent mechanism to guard against any future occurrences, acts of this nature.

Financial contributions can be deposited in any Centenary Bank branch on the following

Account number: 301-031-0559

Account name: HIS ROYAL HI HNESS SIRDAUDI CHWA ROYAL FOUNDATION

For further information, contact interim committee members, on the following telephone numbers

• Nnalinya Sarah Kagere - 071-442833
• Chairman Prince Namugala Mawanda Chwa - 0787-010896
• Prince Joseph Kimbugwe Walugembe – 0757- 313980
• Prince Henry Kalemera Kimera – 0701-212098

Dated this 19′” day of March the year 2010.

Signed by: Omulangira David Namugala Mawanda Chwa (Chairman)

Signed by: Nnalinya Sarah Kagere

LONG LIVE SSABASAJJA KABAKA WA BUGANDA

EKIWANDIIKO OKUVA MU LULYO OLULANGIRA

OKUVA MU BASEKABAKA ABAGALAMIZIDWA MU MASIRO e NABULAGALA.

Ku lwenyumba, ya Ssekabaka Daudi Chwa II, abaana nabazukulu, Ba Nnalinya, abalangira na bambejja, Abaazana (ba Maama baffe) ba Saava neba Naava tutuusa obwenyamivu bwaffe olwo kwookya a Masiro ge Kasubi ” Muzibu azaala mpaanga” agazimbibwa emyaaka 130 egiyise.

Tusasira Ssabassajja Kabaka wa Buganda, olulyo olulangira, abakyala be Kasubi, Abazaana, neba Namasole olwobulumi obutagerageranyizika.

Tusasira awamu no kusabira abo bbona abafirwa abenganda zaabwe mukavuyo ne ffujjo erya dirira okujja kwa Masiro, era Tutuusa okusasira kwaffe eri abaganda ne bana Uganda okutwaliza awamu, abali mu Uganda ne kumawanga.olwe kikolwa kino ekyetima obukyaayi, nobunyoomi.

Twebaza abo bonna abakola buli kisoboka okutakiriza aMasiro.

Tuvumilila ekikolwa kino ekyetima, obukyaayi no bunyoomi, ekyagobelelwa okusanyaawo a masiro, awamu nebikolwa ebye ffujjo.

Newankubadde embuga eno nkulu ddala munsiyonna, ffe bazukulu ba Ssekabaka Mutesa owolubelyebyelye kyekijja kyaffe, bwebutaka era wetusibuka.

Ba Ssekabaka abagalamizidwa mukiffo kino beba;

• Sekabaka Muteesa I
• Sekabaka Mwanga II
• Sekabaka Chwa II
• Sekabaka Muteesa II

Tumaze ebanga ddene nga tulibelalikirivu nti a Masiro tegalina bukuumi bumala, nolwekyo, tutadewo a kakiiko akanatekawo enteekateeka eyoluberera, okutakiliza ebintu nga bino okuddamu.

Abo bbona abandyagadde okutuwa obuyambi bwe nsimbi obwokusobozesa okuzaawo a masiro, nebigya bya ba Sekabaka awamu ne Buggwe wo Lubiri ku masiro gano.

Akawunta namba: 301-031-0559 mu Centenary Bank mu manya gano wamanga;

HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS SIR DAUDI CHWA ROYAL FOUNDATION.

Buli anaawayo obuyambi tereka bulungi a kakonge a ko kwoteredde obuyambi mu Bank.

Obuyambi obulala ngESubi, Emuli, nebintu ebirala ebikozesebwa mu kuzimba nabyo tubyanyiriza.

Omuntu yenna eyandiyagadde okuwaayo akadde, okumanya no kwebuuza tukirira barro wamanga;

1. Nnalinya Sarah Kagere 0718-442833

2. Omulangira Namugala Mawanda Chwa (sentebbe) 0787-010896

3. Omulangira Joseph Kimbugwe Walugembe 0757-7313980

4. Omulangira Henry Kalemera Kimera 0701-212098

Nga 18^th -March – 2010

Kiteredwako emikono :

l) Omulangira David Namugala Mawanda Chwa ( Sentebbe)

2) Nnalinya Sarah Kagere

AWANGAALE SSABASAJJA KABAKA WA BUGANDA

Based on the emails we are receiving from Baganda all over the world, Kabaka Mutebi’s subjects are clearly boling with anger. Most of the emails are too graphic and provocative for us to publish. Below is one example from Mr. A. Kyobe:

STALKING THE LION
A. Kyobe

Burning down Buganda’s royal tombs is the kind of provocation that this government under the generalship of Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is hunting for (yes, Uganda is under military rule—case in point, see Museveni’s martial strut after the Bududa landslides dressed in army uniform with a Kalashnikov across his chest).

This military president and his bush war comrades know they are getting close to the sensitive nerve that their armed-to-the-teethtribalistic government is hunting for in Buganda.

In fact, all their criminal acts against the people of Buganda are carefully thought-out stratagems to deprive the kingdom of its cherished culture and freedoms:

What with rigged elections, corruption, a malicious constitution that denied us our right to a federal system of government, murdering our Kikubo business corps and blaming it on armed robbers, burning our schools, grabbing our lands and creating false chiefdoms within our kingdom, and making business and economic progress nigh near impossible for the people of Buganda.

Destroying Buganda’s sources of revenue and now this arson….. The result shall be insurrection!

Such is the nerve that Museveni is probing for, prodding us into rebellion; his UPDF/NRM government is provoking us to go into the swamps as we protest these injustices so that they can unleash their lethal police force under Gen.Kayihura, and their illegal militias under the command of the likes of that madman Maj. Kakooza Mutale, and their kiboko-AK47-squads of the Banyankole-Batutsi element of UTODA, and of course the deadly beast of death that General Kaguta’s UPDF is (ask the people of Luwero, Acholiland, Teso, and Karamoja) .

Yes, these Musevenite armies are planning to grind Buganda and its king into smithereens.

And as Museveni’s blood brother, John Nagenda said, “there will not be a Buganda to make noise about but a Ruritanian jeremiad of an opera to amuse the republic.”
Long live the Kabaka.

The four insurgent generals are stalking your every movement with deatth.

You will hear, physically hear, more from us.

These will be good times to die.

March 16, 2010 will be a day to remember for all future generations of Buganda; it will be a day of mourning. The much revered Kasubi tombs were burnt to the ground by unknown arsonists around 8:30 PM. According to eyewitness reports, the grand structure which housed the remains of four Buganda kings (Bassekabaka) and other members of the royal family, was set alight by people who intended to finish it. Interestingly, the two NRM government fire trucks which responded to the fire, turned out not to have any water , making them useless. This, combined with the fact that Uganda government security men tried to disperse the crowd of Baganda who tried to bring water in buckets, has left many of Kabaka’s subjects bitter.

Four Kabakas (Bassekabaka) are buried at Kasubi tombs, namely:

1.  Muteesa I (1835-1884)

2.  Basamula Mwanga II (1867-1903)

3.  Daudi Chwa II (1896-1939)

4.  Fredrick Walugembe Muteesa II (1924-1969)

Although there is no word yet on who set the sacred Baganda royal cemetery to fire a vast majority of Baganda lay the blame squarely on Uganda’s president Yoweri Museveni.  Many point out that Mr. Museveni has laid siege on Buganda since 2009, putting travelling restrictions on Kabaka Mutebi,  shooting dead  over 30 Baganda who protested when the Kabaka was stopped from visiting Kayunga (Bugerere), closing Radio Buganda and persecuting many of the Kabaka’s officials.

The NRM government newspaper Bukedde of March 10, 2010, published a story showing that vote buying in school prefect elections is the norm in Uganda schools. At the swearing in of Shafina Nangobi as the headgirl at Pic Hill Primary School in Kawempe, the young lady openly said that she had spent about US$1 ,500 on her campaign. Shafinah Nangobi explained that she spent most of the money buying snacks and food for student voters. She then offered the runner-up in the election to be her deputy.

Shafina is the daughter of a Ugandan celebrity, Sylvia Namutebi, better known as Maama Fiina. Ms. Namutebi attended her daughter’s swearing in ceremony. She told the students and teachers that this is the beginning for her daughter. The plan is for Shafinah to compete for a seat in the Uganda national parliament when she grows up. Then Maama Fiina bought lunch for everyone present.

For the last more than 10 years, becoming a class monitor or dormitory prefect in Ugandan schools involves serious political campaigns. The NRM government encourages politics in schools, claiming that it teaches democracy to the youngest Ugandans. The problem is that now children buy votes to become primary school prefects or class monitors and parents and teachers encourage it. Children are learning corruption at at the same time as addition and multiplication.

Ssabasajja Kabaka wa Buganda, Ronald Muwenda Walugembe Mutebi II  was born at Mmengo  Lubiri on April 12 13, 1955. The Lion of Buganda (Emplogoma ya Buganda) is the  son of  Ssekabaka (past Kabaka)  Edward Frederick William David Walugembe Mutebi Luwangula Muteesa II, who reigned between 1939 and 1969. His mother was Omuzaana Sarah Nalule Kisosonkole, Kabejja, of the Nkima (monkey) clan. He was educated at Budo Junior School, King’s Mead School in Sussex and Bradford College. He then entered Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he read Law.

Omulangira (prince) Mutebi became Kabaka on November 21, 1969, upon the death of Ssekabaka Muteesa II.  However,  all Baganda cultural practices for his coronation were not completed until July 24, 1993 at Naggalabi, Buddo, Busiro county of Buganda. He assumed the titles of Ssabasajja, Cucu, Namunswa, Magulunyondo, Musota, Ssabalangira, Ssabataka, Ssabalongo, Baffe, Beene and many others that Baganda traditionally bestow on their Kabaka.  In recent times, young Baganda have added new hip titles for their Kabaka, including Landiloodi, Mutakwaata Ssimu and Mutateesa to show their appreciation for his uniquely brave and dignified stance when his kingdom is under occupation.

NOTES: Many thanks to Abasajja ba Kabaka Mambo and Arthur George Kamya for correcting our mistakes in this story. Awangaale Ssabasajja!