Mumbere just royal guard, says rival
Dec 27, 2004
Charles Wesley Mumbere is an ordinary person from a clan that produces royal guards and traditional healers, a man claiming to be the rightful king of the Bakonzo/Bamba has said.
By Kiganda Ssonko
Charles Wesley Mumbere is an ordinary person from a clan that produces royal guards and traditional healers, a man claiming to be the rightful king of the Bakonzo/Bamba has said.
Swalleh Tibamwenda Basikania told journalists at his residence in Old Kampala on Sunday that Mumbere was not a king.
“Mumbere is an ordinary Ugandan from Abahira clan known to be traditional healers and royal guards. Even Masanduku, his grandfather, was a healer. Among the Bakonzo and Bamba, a king must come from the Abasukali-Banyangalha clan, which is my lineage,†he said.
Mumbere returned home from the US on Saturday.
Tibamwenda asked the government to inaugurate him as the king of the Bakonzo and Bamba.
“The Bakonzo and Bamba are behind other tribes because they don’t have a person to guide them on development. As a king, I will promote development programmes like other kings do for their subjects,†he said.
Tibamwenda showed journalists documents from the government in which he is mentioned as the crown prince of the Bakonzo.
“The Government and my subjects should ignore Mumbere. What I want now is a royal palace and a diplomatic passport to enable me source assistance from international friends,†he said.
He refuted the existence of the Rwenzururu kingdom, saying it was a movement set up in 1960 by Mumbere’s father, Isaya Mukirane Iremangoma Kibanzanga, to fight Batoro oppression.
Charles Wesley Mumbere is an ordinary person from a clan that produces royal guards and traditional healers, a man claiming to be the rightful king of the Bakonzo/Bamba has said.
Swalleh Tibamwenda Basikania told journalists at his residence in Old Kampala on Sunday that Mumbere was not a king.
“Mumbere is an ordinary Ugandan from Abahira clan known to be traditional healers and royal guards. Even Masanduku, his grandfather, was a healer. Among the Bakonzo and Bamba, a king must come from the Abasukali-Banyangalha clan, which is my lineage,†he said.
Mumbere returned home from the US on Saturday.
Tibamwenda asked the government to inaugurate him as the king of the Bakonzo and Bamba.
“The Bakonzo and Bamba are behind other tribes because they don’t have a person to guide them on development. As a king, I will promote development programmes like other kings do for their subjects,†he said.
Tibamwenda showed journalists documents from the government in which he is mentioned as the crown prince of the Bakonzo.
“The Government and my subjects should ignore Mumbere. What I want now is a royal palace and a diplomatic passport to enable me source assistance from international friends,†he said.
He refuted the existence of the Rwenzururu kingdom, saying it was a movement set up in 1960 by Mumbere’s father, Isaya Mukirane Iremangoma Kibanzanga, to fight Batoro oppression.