Sssabaruuli Coronation Put Off
Jun 13, 2003
The people of Buruuli have suspended preparations for the proposed coronation of their supreme clans leader, the Ssaabaruuli, following the dropping of their kinsman, Wilson Mukasa-Muruuli, from the Cabinet.
By Frederick Kiwanuka
THE people of Buruuli have suspended preparations for the proposed coronation of their supreme clans leader, the Ssaabaruuli, following the dropping of their kinsman, Wilson Mukasa-Muruuli, from the Cabinet.
Mukasa, the former state Minister for security, has been spearheading the preparations. He was among the ministers dropped in the recent Cabinet reshuffle.
The Saabaruuli, Ssaalongo Mwogezi, had been slated to be crowned this year as head of the 129 Baruuli-Banyara clans.
The sh25m function at which the people were to feast on over 40 cows, was to take place in Nakasongola town.
The function was being organised by the Baruuli-Banyara cultural Trust in conjunction with all Baruuli in the diaspora.
Mr. Johnston Butamanya, the secretary of a 13-man committee in charge of the preparations, said they could not go a head with the preparations following the dropping of their only kinsman from the Cabinet.
“I don’t think we shall go ahead with the preparations now that he is no longer in government. He is the one who has been spearheading everything,’ Butamanya said.
Mukasa Muruli said at the World Environment Day celebrations in Migyera town that his being dropped from Government was a mere redeployment as a full time MP. He told his constituents that they should not be alarmed.
The Ssaabaruuli, who is nursing ambitions to secede from the Mengo government, is appointed by the Baruuli-Banyara clan heads. Ends
THE people of Buruuli have suspended preparations for the proposed coronation of their supreme clans leader, the Ssaabaruuli, following the dropping of their kinsman, Wilson Mukasa-Muruuli, from the Cabinet.
Mukasa, the former state Minister for security, has been spearheading the preparations. He was among the ministers dropped in the recent Cabinet reshuffle.
The Saabaruuli, Ssaalongo Mwogezi, had been slated to be crowned this year as head of the 129 Baruuli-Banyara clans.
The sh25m function at which the people were to feast on over 40 cows, was to take place in Nakasongola town.
The function was being organised by the Baruuli-Banyara cultural Trust in conjunction with all Baruuli in the diaspora.
Mr. Johnston Butamanya, the secretary of a 13-man committee in charge of the preparations, said they could not go a head with the preparations following the dropping of their only kinsman from the Cabinet.
“I don’t think we shall go ahead with the preparations now that he is no longer in government. He is the one who has been spearheading everything,’ Butamanya said.
Mukasa Muruli said at the World Environment Day celebrations in Migyera town that his being dropped from Government was a mere redeployment as a full time MP. He told his constituents that they should not be alarmed.
The Ssaabaruuli, who is nursing ambitions to secede from the Mengo government, is appointed by the Baruuli-Banyara clan heads. Ends