Kabaka celebrates 57th birthday in Kisubi

Kollegene på St.Joseph må delta på feiringen av Kabaka Muwenda Mutebis 57 årsdag i dag. The celebrations are going to take place at St. Mary’s, Kisubi today. Kabakaen har valgt å legge feiringen til søster- og naboskolen St. Mary. Vi har derfor lagt inn en fridag og håper at det er mulig å passere Kisubi-området for å komme seg til Kampala. Akkurat nå er det også tordenvær i Kampala. Det betyr enda mer trafikkaos.

Mirembe Martina skriver i Uganda Pick:
The preparations for the celebrations of Kabaka Muwenda Mutebi’s 57th birthday are underway with several villages celebrating ahead of the arrival of the Kabaka today at 10:00am.
The celebrations are going to take place at St. Mary’s, Kisubi today. Prayers are going to be held by Cardinal Wamala nd Ciprian Kizito followed by performances from local performing groups, among others. The Kabaka’s birthday has been celebrated in previous years with splendor and beauty as the Baganda honor their king with love and admiration.
Neighboring towns and villages prepared ahead of the celebrations with several performing groups along the road sides and decorations put up. Among the decorations are banana leaves erected on stumps built by the residents.
Residents are clearly happy and awaiting impatiently for the Kabaka to visit Kisubi. JB. Walusimbi, the palace’s prime minister in a press conference yesterday said steps are being taken to rebuild the Kasubi tombs which were burned to the ground leaving many priceless artifacts lost forever.
“We are not ignoring the rebuilding of the tombs. The issue involves many people including UNESCO and the government. We are not waiting for UNESCO to rebuild it for us,” he said.
The Kabaka is expected to arrive at Kisubi at 10:00am today for the celebrations.