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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.
This month, Gabula was introduced to Mutesi's parents in Mayuge district, which paved the way for a traditional nuptial ceremony.
The Kingdom announced that the couple will have a church wedding on November 18, 2023, where Mutesi will be publicly introduced to the entire kingdom as Queen of Busoga.
She will be addressed as "Inhebantu," the formal title for queens in the Busoga Kingdom, which is translated as "mother" for everyone.
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A 23-member group, headed by engineer Patrick Batumbya, that will be in charge of planning the entire royal wedding was presented.
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 sh 304 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 subregion and the entire world shall send their monetary contributions with ease.