Opposition councilors in Kasese district council will guide
the community to a peaceful demonstration if the Resident District Commissioner
Lt. Milton Odongo does not apologize in one week for failing to stop the
Basongora from crowning their King.
The Basongora crowned their King Rwigi IV Agutamba Rutakirwa
Kabumba Ivan Bwebale at his home in Muhokya despite advice from the RDC not to
go on with the function. When contacted shortly after the coronation Lt. Odongo
said that he had advised the Basongora to postpone their function for two
months as he seeks guidance from the president.
“ I had a meeting with their prime minister Mr. Ntungwa on
Saturday evening and agreed to postpone the function. I have no more comments
to give because they defied my advice”. Lt. Odongo said.
In a letter dated July 5, addressed to the RDC of which this
blog has obtained a copy, the leader of opposition in the district council Mr.
Elly Magwara asked him to apologize for the confusion in the district after the
installation of the Busongora King.
The letter reads in part “may we ask you to come up and
apologize for the failure to perform your duty. Should you fail in a week’s time;
the community will take action under our guidance”.
They accuse the RDC of failing to stand by his position to
stop the coronation of the Basongora King less than 24 hours after his office
pronounced itself that the function should not be held on July 1.
In their letter, the councilors say, the RDC was wrong to
keep away as the function he already knew would cause problems went on.
The councilors view on the matter conquers with public talk
that government should have had a hand in the Basongora cultural matters urging
that there was not even an attempt to stop the one hour function.
“During our struggle for the recognition of the Rwenzururu
Kingdom, police used to tear gas and halt any meeting in plan for that. But where
was the tear gas at the time the Basongora installed their King that we had all
opposed”. The councilors said.
When contacted, the RDC told Daily Monitor that he has no
time to respond to the “FDC councilors because they are just about to confuse
the population”. He said that “ I am only answerable to the president because
he is the one who appointed me here but not these FDC men”. Lt. Odongo said.
The RDC also warned the media not to associate with the opposition
politicians saying they utter statements aimed at inciting violence among the
people.
He said he is drafting letters to the Bishops of the
Catholic Diocese of Kasese and Anglican Diocese of South Rwenzori to express
his concern over the way the two radio stations the churches own respectively in
the district have been treating the situation.
He warned that his intelligence will keep monitoring the
radio stations on matters concerning the Busongora Kingdom conflict.
But Mr. Elly Magwara told this reporter that the RDC will
live to feel the heat of the opposition in the district if he does not
apologize.
“We are ready to take action as per our letter and that is
when he (Lt.Odongo) shall realize his mistakes” Mr. Magwara who did not
describe what type of action said on Saturday night.
However, the RDC confirmed that he held a private meeting
with Rwenzururu King Charles Wesley Mumbere on issues concerning the Busongora
Kingdom.
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