President Museveni has gifted the Kyabazinga (king) of Busoga, William Wilberforce Gabula Nadiope IV and his queen (Inhebantu) Jovia Mutesi 100 head of cattle following their November 18, 2023 wedding ceremony.
“I welcome inhebantu (queen) of Busoga for joining our son, Gabula and coming when you (Mutesi) are already a highly-developed product. She (Mutesi) told me she’s a financial analyst and accountant and I will mention how she will help us with those qualifications but before that, among the Banyankore, when a child gets a wife you don’t just come swinging empty hands that you’re going to attend a wedding; you bring something on your head. So, I will give them 100 cows,” President Museveni said this as he hosted the king and his queen to a luncheon in their honor at State House Entebbe.
In a statement posted on his X (formerly Twitter) handle, President Museveni, said he was pleased that the Kyabazinga had finally gotten a companion.
“I congratulate His Highness Gabula on finding a wife. Whenever we met in the past, I used to ask him why he was visiting me alone. Therefore, I am very glad that he finally found a companion. I also thank him for showing respect to elders by introducing his wife to us. I thank God for enabling me to work with three generations of the Gabula’s, right from the 1960s till now. I gave them 100 cows as okurabukira (to welcome) the bride. And 20 cows for okusiima (gift of gratitude) to the family of Nyin’abantu,” Mr Museveni said.
President Museveni also revealed that the government is set to construct a new Busoga Kingdom Headquarters at Bugembe in Jinja City. This is after the government spent 12 billion shillings to reconstruct the Kyabazinga Palace at Igenge.
The President asked the Inhebantu to use her mathematical skills and experience in accounts to support the Kyabazinga in fighting poverty amongst Basoga through a 4-acre model system.
” I now want the Inhebantu to help me with her mathematical skills to educate the people of Busoga on the 4 acre model system as it’s the only way fo fighting poverty since the land in Busoga is fragmented” President Museveni asked
The President who says he restored traditional institutions to have unity in the diversity also asked the Buganda Kingdom to stop suppressing other small tribes in the Kingdom and rather unite them.
“I told the people in Mengo that you should not suppress these small tribes like Banyala, Baluri, among others but rather embrace unity in the diversity” Museveni said
The President also used this opportunity to reveal how the Government is to start the construction of the new Busoga Kingdom Headquarters at Bugembe in Jinja City.
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