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Uganda: Oyo Demands Anger Mumbere
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The Monitor (Kampala)
November 17, 2006
Posted to the web November 16, 2006
Michael Karugaba
Kasese
Mr Charles Wesley Mumbere Irema-ngoma of Rwenzururu Kingdom has reacted
angrily over alleged claims by Tooro king Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru IV that
Queen Elizabeth National Park and Lake Katwe salt Lake belong to his kingdom.
In November 8 e-mail to the chairman of the Obusinga Bwa Rwenzururu
Recognition Council, Mr Costa Bwambale, Mumbere said the move by the Toro
kingdom is a provocation to the Bakonjo.
"I here by authorise the Obusinga Bwa Rwenzururu to prepare and release a
strong statement warning and blasting the royal leadership of Tooro kingdom
against unnecessary, stupid and bogus claims over our natural resources," reads
the e-mail in part.
Mumbere's outburst follows an article in the Orumuri newspaper of November 6
to 12, which quoted an unnamed source in Toro kingdom saying Oyo had written to
the government demanding to re-possess the two natural resources currently
under Mumbere's territory.
The paper said the kingdom was in negotiations on how to repossess resources
and that President Yoweri Museveni has already received Oyo's demand.
However, it quoted a State House source, who alleged that the President had
rejected the demand for fear of raising another war between the Batooro and
Bakonzo.
Past battles
The two tribes fought a 20-year (1962 to 1982) bloody war when the Bakonzo/
Bamba rose against Tooo kingdom accusing them of oppression.
Former President Idi Amin later granted the two tribes; the Bakonzo and Bamba
separate districts of Kasese and Bundibugyo (then Busongora and Rwenzori
respectively) in 1974.
"Since March 13, 1962 Tooro kingdom is no longer our ruler," Mumbere added.
Mumbere warned Tooro kingdom against taking advantage of the government's
delay to recognise his kingdom to provoke them.
"Tooro regents should stop putting those things in the minds of their king,"
he added.
"Batooro should know that such claims can spark off serous fights between the
Bakonzo and Batooro," he said.
Mumbere vowed never to allow the Tooro administration to rule the Bakonzo or
any part of their land again. "We can reconcile with them but they will never
take anything belonging to us," he wrote.
Bwambale could not be reached for comment but the kingdom's spokesperson
Godfrey Kabyanga confirmed that he had received the e-mail.
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He was, however, reluctant to discuss the details with this reporter and
referred him to Bwambale.
Daily Monitor has learnt that the Recognition Council is yet to meet early
this week to discuss the e-mail and come up with a harmonised position.
Efforts to get a comment from Tooro kingdom officials were futile.
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