Rwenzururu kingdom can come if there is consensus

Jan 27, 2005

SIR— There has been a lot of talk in the press about the Rwenzururu kingdom.

SIR— There has been a lot of talk in the press about the Rwenzururu kingdom.

Tibamwenda Basikania, a.k.a. ‘Prince’, says his father was crowned in 1948 as king of the Batuku and Basongora. Please, be informed that no Mukonjo can ever be king of these two tribes. It’s an insult to the two tribes. A Mukonjo can be a political leader or an administrator.

This is acceptable, but never a king of the two tribes! Tom Stacey, in his article defending the establishment of a kingdom, narrows his justification of Charles Wesley Mumbere as king to the mountainous areas. He claims that he is a scholar of the Bakonjo, but he should come back and study the other tribes that comprise the kingdom.

Stacey argues that only Dr Crispus Kiyonga does not support the establishment of a Rwenzururu kingdom; the other four MPs do.

Yes, to us, Dr Kiyonga, the National Political Commissar, minister, MP and freedom fighter, has more calibre than the many MPs combined, and his word can’t be taken lightly. What about the MPs of Bundibugyo district?

If the Rwenzururu, formerly a liberation movement, can attain kingdom status, no problem, provided that wide consultations are made.

Tomasi Mugarra
Rwabisengo, Butuku, Bundibugyo

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