Journalist dared Kabaka on marriage, spinning Buganda's wheel of fortune

“Your majesty,” Sanya asked, voice steady, but stomach doing backflips, “when will you marry?”

Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II weds Nnaabagereka Sylvia Nagginda in what was billed Uganda's wedding of the millennium. The couple exchanged their vows at Namirembe Cathedral in a grand ceremony that was presided over by then Archbishop Mpalanyi Nkoyooyo on August 27, 1999. (New Vision/Files)

By: Joseph Batte, Journalists @New Vision

MENGO - It was supposed to be another royal birthday — something soft and ceremonial for page one. You know the drill: a few respectful bows, flashes from

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Journalist dared Kabaka on marriage, spinning Buganda's wheel of fortune

“Your majesty,” Sanya asked, voice steady, but stomach doing backflips, “when will you marry?”

Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II weds Nnaabagereka Sylvia Nagginda in what was billed Uganda's wedding of the millennium. The couple exchanged their vows at Namirembe Cathedral in a grand ceremony that was presided over by then Archbishop Mpalanyi Nkoyooyo on August 27, 1999. (New Vision/Files)

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