April 21, 2021 Written by OUR REPORTER Kabaka of Buganda Ronald Muwenda Mutebi (L) shares a light moment with Katikkiro Charles Peter Mayiga earlier
Over a 28-year reign on the throne, Kabaka of Buganda Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II had never missed presiding at a premier kingdom event; the opening of Buganda parliament (Lukiiko), his birthday fete, coronation anniversary, opening and closing of Masaza Cup and general community cleaning (Bulungi bwansi), among others.
But in March, he was conspicuously absent at the closure of the annual Masaza Cup at St Mary’s Stadium Kitende. Katikkiro Charles Peter Mayiga, who stepped in for the king, told the small crowd, diminished by Covid-19 restrictions, that the Kabaka couldn’t make it because he had an urgent