{"id":9637,"date":"2025-06-11T13:57:16","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T13:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spicemedia.ug\/spicefm\/?p=9637"},"modified":"2025-06-11T14:01:05","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T14:01:05","slug":"museveni-reaffirms-support-for-kingdoms-commits-shs50m-to-bunyoro-kingdom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spicemedia.ug\/spicefm\/2025\/06\/11\/museveni-reaffirms-support-for-kingdoms-commits-shs50m-to-bunyoro-kingdom\/","title":{"rendered":"Museveni Reaffirms Support for Kingdoms, Commits Shs50m to Bunyoro Kingdom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>By Johnson Kanyesige<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has reaffirmed his government\u2019s commitment to working with Uganda\u2019s traditional kingdoms in promoting socio-economic development and cultural preservation.<\/p>\n<p>He made the remarks while presiding over the 31st Empango (coronation) anniversary of His Royal Highness Gafabusa Solomon Iguru I, the Omukama of Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom, held at the Karuziika Palace in Hoima City.<\/p>\n<p>Museveni\u00a0congratulated the Omukama on the milestone and commended the Kingdom for its continued collaboration with the central government, particularly in championing local development initiatives and preserving cultural values.\u00a0\u201cI congratulate His Highness the Omukama on the 31st anniversary of his coronation,\u201d President Museveni said, adding that despite the monarch\u2019s current ill health, \u201cwe should continue to pray for him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Museveni revealed that he had personally visited the Omukama and pledged government support for his ongoing medical care. In a gesture of solidarity, he also handed over a contribution of Shs50 million to support the Kingdom\u2019s activities.<\/p>\n<p>Museveni emphasized that the restoration of cultural institutions in 1993 was never intended to create parallel power structures, but rather to enable them to play four auxiliary roles: preservation of rational traditional norms and customs, promotion of local languages, mobilisation of people for socio-economic transformation, and conservation of indigenous foods.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese are the pillars that guided the restoration of kingdoms,\u201d Museveni said. \u201cWe want cultural institutions to mobilise people into wealth creation. This is social economic action, not politics.\u201d\u00a0He lauded the Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom for aligning with government programs such as the Parish Development Model (PDM), and for utilizing its cultural influence to unite clans and communities.<\/p>\n<p>The President noted that the government has returned several former local government properties and land to cultural institutions to enable them to generate income for their activities. He promised that more financial support would be made available in the future.\u00a0The government is going to send some financial support. It\u2019s not too much yet, but it will improve,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Museveni also praised the Kingdom\u2019s leadership for staying clear of partisan politics, noting that Bunyoro-Kitara has always maintained a constructive relationship with the central government.\u00a0\u201cWe have never had a problem with the Kingdom of Bunyoro. Some others mix culture with politics, and we tell them\u2014Go back to your lane,\u201d he quipped.<\/p>\n<p>He concluded by acknowledging the memorandum submitted by the Muhitirwa (Prime Minister of Bunyoro) and promised that the government will review it and respond accordingly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Johnson Kanyesige President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has reaffirmed his government\u2019s commitment to working with Uganda\u2019s traditional kingdoms in promoting socio-economic development and cultural preservation. 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