WEDNESDAY,JUL Y 10, 2019 Regional NEWS Daily Monitor WWW.MONrroR.CO.UG 35 Visit. The Kabaka's visit comes at a time when the Banyala cultural group brieOy led by Maj Kimeze still insist they are an independent cuLtural institution. Preparationsin high gear MP advises teachers BY FRED MUZAALE & LAMWO. Teachers in Lamwo District AL-MAHDI SSENKABIRWA have been advised to desist from [email protected] com sending sick pupils back home for treatment but instead take them to KAYUNGA. Kabaka Ronald Muwenda as Kabaka visitsKayunga nearby health centres or hospital for Mutebi II is today expected to begin his medical care. The Woman MP for two-day visit to BugerereCounty; Kay• Lamwo District, Ms Molly Lanyero. unga District, the disputed area of the made the remarks on Monday following Banyala cultural group. the rapid outbreak of malaria in the By last Friday, Kabaka's subjects district. "Sometimes the health in the area had started constructing facilities might be near the school but arches on roads leading to Kayunga you find a teacher sending the sick District. F~ +I child home," Ms Lanyero said. She Residents, mostly youth, have been also advised parents to always ensure drumming and dancing at arches A man prepares their children complete the dosage erected at strategic locations in the Kabaka's of medicine and start using treated area. palace In mosquito nets. [Denis Opoka] ''We are waiting for the landlord. Ntenjeru, We expect no one to interfere with his Kayunga visit to Bugerere CountY," an elderly District, on man at Bukolooto Trading Centre, said Monday. Police blamed over robberies yesterday. Kabaka The renovation of Kabaka's palace Ronald AMURU Police in Aswa River region at Ntenjeru, Kayunga District head• Muwenda have been blamed for the increasing quarters began two weeks ago with Muteblll is today cases of theft and robberies. Speaking elderly women taking part in cleaning to Journalists on Monday, the Aswa .tie reeds used for the construction expected to begin his River regional police spokesperson. Mr .rks. two-day visit Jimmy Patrick Okema, said some of the toBugerere crime committed was due to laxity of Programme County. PHOTO the police officers on duty. "There has The Buganda Kingdom minister in• BY FRED MUZAALE been a lot of house-break-ins due to charge ofHealth, Education and Royal laxity of our personnel. which is against travels, Ms Prospers Nankindu, said our mandate to ensure security," Mr the Kabaka will arrive in Kayunga to• ala openly protested the Kabaka's visit, are an independent chiefdom, which Noah Kiyimba, said recently. Okema said. Last week. the office of day and go straight to Kawongo Land• without first seeking permission from Mengo discounts. Kayunga is constitutionally part the Electoral Commission in Amuru ing Site in Galilaya Sub-county where the Ssabanyala, this time round, the "Bugerere County is in Buganda and of Buganda Kingdom and Bugerere District guarded by Uganda Police was he will open a health camp. Banyala leaders have kept a low pro• no one can claim and take it away,"th e County is among the 18 counties of broken into and property was stolen. He will retire to his palace at Nten• file with the chiefdom spokesperson, Buganda Kingdom spokesperson, Mr Buganda. [Polycap Kalokwera] jeru and then tomorrow, he will preside Mr James Rwebikire, saying they will over the kingdom Annual Health Day at meet over it. St Marks Primary School, in Wanteete ''We are going to have a meeting that Village, Busaana Sub-county. will discuss the visit [Kabaka's visit] The visit is the third in five years and I will have information to give you after two successful ones in 2014 and on Monday," Mr Rwebikere told Jour• 2016. nalists at the weekend. t..- Nation Media Group Medi.II of Alr1cl, for Africa Last year, the kingdom officials The Ssabanyala said it was his pre• ~ULTURAL called off the Kabaka's visit to the area mier to comment on the matter. GROUPS citing "insufficient organisation". ''I cannot comment on that matter, The Kabaka had planned to celebrate contact my premier for Information," ~e kingdom'sAnnual Health Day with the Ssabanyala said on Monday, some• rhe Ssabanya!a .subjects. thing that is unusual with him when it njoysa big Your participation Kingdom officials then promised to comes to commenting on Mengo mat• :allowing In Bbaale hold it on another date before the end ters. .::OUnty, where -najorfty of the will help us serve you better. oflast year, which <lief not happen. The chiefdom premier, Martin Ssen• 3anyala live. However, sources in police in Kay• katuuka, said they have no problem similar claim unga say the visit was cancelled due with the Kabaka's visit, but said their Does our Journalism five up to your s also made by expectation? to protests from the Banyala, who had only worry were the people he moves lo4r Constantine given Mengo conditions for the Ka• with, who he said 'threaten to kill and lo4wogezl baka's visit. torch their houses'. 3atamanya, Is our edltorlal content on TV ( NTV, Among the conditions, the Ka• ''They [Kabaka loyalists] should ob• he leader of Spark TV), Radio ( 90.4 Dembe fm, baka was not expected to address his serve discipline when they come here ithnlc Baruuli 93.3 Kfm) and Newspaper ( Dally subjects at the disputed Bbaale Sub• because we shall not look on as they n Nakasongola Monitor, Ennyanda, The East Africa ) county headquarters as the organisers harass our people," he said. Jistrlct, and Apo lo balanced, fair and truthful? had planned. He urged the Banyala to boycott the >ansa Kabumbuli It is at Bbaale County headquar• I, the hereditary visit and stay away from all planned :hlef of Bakookl In Do you have feedback to share on ters where the Banyala constructed a activities byb Buganda kingdom. ~kal O strict. how we have covered you or those you palace for the Ssabanyala, Maj Baker Although everything seems to be go• The Trad tlonal know? Kimeze. The site is well guarded and is ing on smoothly,a security source that 1>rCultural a no-go area for strangers. preferred not to be named, said the Leaders Act, v ... w .o Mr Charles Odoobo Blchachl Unlike the previous planned visits Banyala had planned to block the Ka• 2010, stipulates the Pub! c Editor, NMG - Uganda and such as that of 2009 where the Bany- baka from going beyond Kayunga Sub• hat Kamuswaga share your opeuon, Its valued here countyto Galilaaya, but their attempts nd lsabaruuli were thwarted by government. e listed among .:he 13 traditional c [email protected] 'eadersln 2009riots Jganda. However, , +256 776 500725 Spontaneous protests erupted Ssabanyala Is not within Kayunga and other parts of Bu• mthelist. They [Kabaka Bugerere County ganda in September 2009 following loyalists] should Is In Buganda and observe''dlsclpline '' -• rn the Kabaka's attempted visit to Buger• when they come .. ere, which later degenerated into riots here because we NOAH KIYIMBA, as police and the army confronted shall nnt lnn'r nr, BUGANOA KINGDOM Baganda loyalists. r.th I SPOKESPERSON Lives and property were lost in the MARTIN riots that spilled to different parts of SSENKATUUKA, Buganda. BANYALA CHIEFDOM The Banyala then protested the Ka• PREMIER baka's visit to Bugerere, claiming they • • .