The Katikkiro of Buganda has denied that the Central Government is buying him for political favours:
"Museveni can’t buy me" says Mr Mayiga, as the Secretary of bazzukulubabuganda fomulates his government's corruption!
5th December, 2019
Written by Baker Batte
The Katikkiro of Buganda Charles Peter Mayiga has said he is not a prized commodity that can be traded.
Addressing the Buganda Lukiiko [parliament] at Bulange Mengo on Monday, Mayiga said those who claim President Museveni bought him with a Shs 300m dummy cheque don’t know what they are talking about.
Mayiga used his speech in the Lukiiko to address social media speculation that he too had been bought by the president after a picture of him receiving a dummy cheque of Shs 300m from President Museveni during the King Edward Muteesa II memorial lecture on November 18 at Sheraton hotel circulated widely.
“There are some people who asked me why I accepted the Shs 300m from the government. They wonder whether this was meant to buy me. If you look at me, do you think I can be bought? I can’t be bought and I’m not for sale,” Mayiga said.
He explained that the money was for the reconstruction of Kasubi tombs that were torched in 2010, before he became Katikkiro.
He said during the time of Katikkiro John Baptist Walusimbi, government gave Buganda kingdom Shs 2 bn for the reconstruction of the tombs and promised that if Mengo gave proper accountability, more cash would trickle in. Hence that’s how they promised another Shs 2 bn that had never come until last month when the president delivered the Shs 300m.
“By the way, don’t the people of Buganda pay the most tax in Uganda? What’s wrong if they return some of it to us and we reconstruct the tombs of our departed kings? The president didn’t get this money from his pocket. Therefore, he didn’t buy me. I can also assure you when he calls me for more, I will go and pick it,” Mayiga said.
In a press statement recently, the minister in charge of information at Mengo, Noah Kiyimba, said that so far Shs 6bn has been spent on the reconstruction of the mausoleum, a Unesco World Heritage site. He added that construction work is almost 95 percent finished and very soon they will be able to hand it over to the Kabaka.
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The Poor records of work done by the King of Buganda's Government since the 31st July 1993 when King Ronald Muwenda Mutebi was crowned the 36th King of Buganda:
It helps for the people of the State of Buganda to come out and say their minds especially about the accountability of the state of Buganda against its subjects:
Mr Mubiru the Secretary General of bazzukulubabuganda international, stationed in Buganda
The Kattikiro of Buganda(Cultural P.Minister) is warning illegal tenants to recede from the Land of the State of Buganda:
Buganda Kingdom prime minister Charles Peter Mayiga cuts a tape to
open their new offices at Masengere House in Mengo at the weekend.
Photo by Stephen Wandera
Posted Tuesday, September 1 2015
Kampala, Buganda State:
Registration of tenants on Buganda Kingdom land in Kampala and surrounding districts starts today, with a warning to illegal tenants to secure their tenancy or risk losing out.
According to kingdom prime minister Charles Peter Mayiga, some people connive with district officials to illegally acquire titles on Kabaka’s land, which is leased out to the public.
“Whenever anyone buys land in Buganda, that person should first find out the status of the land. Some districts have been on our land for so long when the land was under government,” he said.
Fraudsters warned
Mr Mayiga said some district officials have sold Kabaka’s land while others have fraudulently acquired freehold land titles on the land. He advised such buyers to first consult Kabaka’s chiefs before making any transaction.
Speaking at the launch of the mass registration exercise of tenants on the kingdom land in Kyadondo and Busiro counties at the weekend, Mr Mayiga said no legal tenants would be evicted.
This two-month exercise is voluntary, with each tenant paying a subsidised fee of Shs600,000 for surveying the land as well as processing a title deed, Mr Mayiga noted.
“This is a historic day where tenants are to get title deeds on Buganda Kingdom land for the first time. This is a golden opportunity that people should embrace to survey and title their land,” he said.
He advised them to use the titles to secure bank loans and to get out of poverty.
The kingdom premier hailed President Museveni for returning kingdom land but also said the Kabaka still expects to receive more.
The chief executive officer of Buganda Land Board, Mr Kyewalabye Male said after October 31 , 2015, anyone registering land will have to pay the usual fee of Shs1.5 million.
“The registration has been ongoing in the other counties of Buganda Kingdom. A total of 58,000 tenants have been registered. Come September 1, we are embarking on Busiro and Kyadondo,” he said, adding, “We have already educated the public and we expect a smooth exercise.”
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Beemulugunya nti tebakyatuuzibwa ku mwanjo mu nkiiko za Kabaka ng’ate n’omukulembeze waabwe Ssaabalangira alekebwa n’abundabunda ku mikolo egy’Obwakabaka bwe batyo ne bawulira nga baweebuuse.
Wewaawo okuweebuula Abalangira n’abambejja kikolwa kya kivve mu Buganda naddala bwe kiba nga kikoleddwa mu bugenderevu, wabula ate eky’okusaalirwa, ennaku zino Abalangira bafunye omuze ogufulumya ebiwandiiko bye bawandiise mu ngeri ebaweebuula bo bennyini.
Ebiwandiiko ebityoboola Katikkiro Mayiga ebifulumizibwa Lukenge Katoogo ku lw’Abalangira si bya kirangira. Abalangira baba bantubalamu abatayinza kujolonga oyo Kabaka gwe yakwasa Damula n’amulagira okumufugirako Obuganda. Oyo bw’omujolonga olwo ne Kabaka oba tomuwadde kitiibwa.
Kijja kuba kya kusaalirwa nnyo Abalangira bwe bataalabe mulimu omunene Mayiga gw’akulembedde ogw’okukola ebyo ebiyinza okuzza Buganda ku ntikko. Leka ekitiibwa ky’Abalangira eky’okutuula ku mwanjo kirwanirirwe naye nga n’ebyobuwangwa, ebyenfuna n’ebyokugabana obuyinza Mayiga by’assizzaako essira nabyo tebisuuliddwa muguluka.
Abalangira si bannabyabufuzi n’olwekyo ekitiibwa kyabwe tebajja kukirwanirira nga beekalakaasa nga bwe batandise okukola. Waliwo n’abakulembeze ab’ennono nga Omutaka Kasujju Lubinga abalangira be bayinza okweyambisa mu kukola ku bibaluma, awatali bo kusituka kwekalakaasa mu ngeri eweebuula ekitiibwa ky’Obulangira.
Nkugambye era awo Mzee Zedde w’alabidde ennaku etekoma! Ggwe kale nga kyalabwa ani Abalangira okwekalakaasa mu ngeri ebamalamu ensa? Tolaba n’ensi okufa ttogge, kale nga kyalabwa ani Omulangira nga Lukenge Katoogo, eyemanyi ng’Obulangira bwe si bwa munguuba, ate ng’awalampa atya Katikkiro wa Kabaka n’atuuka n’okwepampalika nti amugobye ku bwakatikkiro! Kale ng’amugoba atya? Amugoba ng’ani?
Nedda abalangira mulimba nammwe, muddeyo mu kigango kyammwe muyite omukungu wa Kabaka David Ntege omuliga avunaanyizibwa ku by’enkiiko, ajja kubatereeza eby’ekitiibwa kyammwe n’amaanjo gammwe.
Naye ebyo eby’okwekalakaasa n’ebyokubambira Katikkiro mubiveeko.
Sibalimba.
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Okulinda abaami bebaba basalawo wano e Buganda twabilekera Basoga eri ewabwe.
Omuganda yenna waali kakati yasalawo oba akuba akalulu oba nedda kulwomugaso gw' Ensi ye!
Abaganda nga Mzee Zedde temulina kye mumanyi ku Buwangwa bwa Buganda kyokka mwefuula nti mutegeera buli kimu. Lwaki zedde toyogera ku katikkiro Mayiga by'akola mu masiro g'abalangira? Simanyi nti oba owakanya ekya Mayiga okutuula mu kifuba kya Kabaka? era ddala simanyi nti oba omuntu omuganda nga ggwe oyinza okuwagira ekya mayiga okweyisa nga kabaka!!!