Bagwe agree on traditional chief
Mar 24, 2011
PLANS to restore the Bagwe cultural leader (<i>Omwenengo</i>) in Busia district have registered progress after the reconciliation of the two rival factions.
By Egessa Hajusu
PLANS to restore the Bagwe cultural leader (Omwenengo) in Busia district have registered progress after the reconciliation of the two rival factions.
The office of the Busia resident district commissioner brought together the warring parties.
The disagreement between Umaru Shamba Sigoyo and Philip Wanyama of the Abalundu clan had hampered the restoration of the Omwenengo.
Yusuf Obara, the last Omwenengo, was an uncle to Shamba and a grandfather to Wanyama.
Despite the resolution reached by the 174 clans under the umbrella of the Bugwe Cultural Association that Wanyama be restored as the Omwenengo, Shamba opposed the idea, saying he was the brains behind the idea.
The clan heads also argued that it was clear that Shamba was Obara’s nephew and that the Omwenengo should come from Obara’s lineage. Shamba, however, maintained that Obara was also his father.
The conflicting groups sought the mediation of the Busia resident district commissioner, Imuran Muluga and his deputy Deborah Mbabazi, who on Tuesday held discussions over the matter.
With Muluga’s arbitration, it was resolved that Shamba stops harbouring ambitions of becoming the Omwenengo.
Shamba was also given a chance to choose whatever ministry he would head and he preferred the kingdom’s foreign affairs ministry.
PLANS to restore the Bagwe cultural leader (Omwenengo) in Busia district have registered progress after the reconciliation of the two rival factions.
The office of the Busia resident district commissioner brought together the warring parties.
The disagreement between Umaru Shamba Sigoyo and Philip Wanyama of the Abalundu clan had hampered the restoration of the Omwenengo.
Yusuf Obara, the last Omwenengo, was an uncle to Shamba and a grandfather to Wanyama.
Despite the resolution reached by the 174 clans under the umbrella of the Bugwe Cultural Association that Wanyama be restored as the Omwenengo, Shamba opposed the idea, saying he was the brains behind the idea.
The clan heads also argued that it was clear that Shamba was Obara’s nephew and that the Omwenengo should come from Obara’s lineage. Shamba, however, maintained that Obara was also his father.
The conflicting groups sought the mediation of the Busia resident district commissioner, Imuran Muluga and his deputy Deborah Mbabazi, who on Tuesday held discussions over the matter.
With Muluga’s arbitration, it was resolved that Shamba stops harbouring ambitions of becoming the Omwenengo.
Shamba was also given a chance to choose whatever ministry he would head and he preferred the kingdom’s foreign affairs ministry.