Busoga Royal wedding: Clan heads to contribute 1 cow each

The latest development about the royal wedding is that all clan heads will have to contribute at least one cow.

Pulse Uganda has learnt that this decision was made at a meeting headed by the minister of culture, Richard Mafumo, at the kingdom headquarters in Bugembe.

According to clan the head spokesperson, David Igulu, this stems from the fact that clan chiefs are considered Kyabazinga's parents in Basoga culture.

Busoga Kingdom is comprised of about 200 clans.

According to the royal wedding arranging committee, the wedding launch of Kyabazinga William Gabula Nadiope IV and Jovia Mutesi raised sh304m.

The Kingdom has since embarked on a fundraising drive to ensure that the wedding, the first of its kind in years, happens to the joy of many.

On Friday, September 22, 2023, the First Deputy Prime Minister, Rebecca Kadaga, launched a fundraising drive for the forthcoming royal wedding, set to take place later this year.

The Kyabazinga, William Gabula Nadiope IV, was introduced to Mutesi's parents in Mayuge district, which paved the way for a traditional nuptial ceremony.

A committee comprising 23 members was put together to oversee the organisation of the wedding.

The royal wedding organising committee is composed of: the presidential affairs minister, Milly Babalanda, as the local governments’ mobilizer; general duties minister Justine Lumumba, as the head of media; KCCA director Dorothy Kisaka, in charge of special assignments; the chairman of the Uganda Moslem supreme council, Dr. Mohammed Lubega, as the general coordinator; and David Batema, the resident judge of Iganga High Court.

Kadaga acknowledged the recipient of sh304 million, which was collected from the members of the organising committee, as a steering wheel ahead of other fundraising drives for the royal wedding.

She further unveiled the centenary bank account, coupled with both the Airtel money and MTN mobile money merchant codes, all registered under the name “The Kyabazinga of Busoga,” where funds from well-wishers across the Busoga sub-region and the entire world shall send their monetary contributions with ease.