Kabaka Mutebi Returns Home

Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II returned to the country and his kingdom in the early hours of Monday morning.

The monarch was welcomed by the Nnabagereka Sylvia Nagginda and Katikkiro Charles Peter Mayiga.

Kabaka’s return brings an end to months of speculation among his subjects about his health.

“The Kabaka has returned peacefully to his world. We thank the doctors and attendants who looked after him.” Charles Peter Mayiga.

Kabaka’s return to Entebbe is the first time his subjects saw him physically since his travel for medication abroad. Since April, he has been in Namibia on a private medical visit to recuperate. This is after he was referred to Okonguarri Psychotherapeutic Centre by his German doctors.

However, during his time in Namibia, a section of his subjects were disgruntled by not hearing from him. These included a number of clan chiefs known as Bataka who stormed the South African nation. Their visit to Namibia was unsuccessful as they didn’t have clearance from the Kingdom to visit the Kabaka. Some of the clan leaders who traveled include Mawesano Deus Kyeyune (Ngaali) and Sheba Kakande (Ngeye). Others are Elias Lwasi Buuzaabo (Ndiga), Godfrey Natigo (Lugave premier), and Walusimbi Mbirozankya (Ngeye). They were led by Kyaddondo Kasirye Mbugeeramula.

However, the Bataka were briefly detained in Windhoek, Namibia, causing a diplomatic mess. When his 90-day visa expired, the Namibian authorities decided not to extend his stay in their country. The decision has since been attributed to the negative publicity they have received.

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“Some of the unscrupulous subjects of the Buganda Kingdom started organizing and having demonstrations at Namibia’s Diplomatic Missions around the world. They demanded for Namibia to release their King from detention.” Etienne Maritza, the executive director of Immigration in the Namibian Home Affairs ministry.

He worried that these malicious allegations were not only meant to tarnish Namibia’s respected reputation and standing in the eyes of the international community, but were also meant to undermine the good bilateral relations that exist between the two countries.