A video is causing a serious stir online after showing a minister from President Museveni’s government, Sam Mayinja, going after Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II. They got into it at a public event, and Mayinja straight up accused the Kabaka of trying to take land that belongs to everyone and saying it’s his.
People are shocked because in Buganda, the Kabaka is a super important figure. In the video, you can literally hear Mayinja telling the Kabaka, “That is the truth, and my friend, if you don’t want to hear the truth, that is the truth.” These utterances have gone on hurt the subjects of the King so hard in that they decided to fire back.
The video doesn’t explain exactly why Minister Sam Mayinja made these accusations, but things got tense, fast. The Kabaka was obviously upset and left the event. As he was defending himself, the minister just sat there quietly, and people in the crowd started clapping for the Kabaka.
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The King’s security even had to step in and escort the Kabaka out to make sure things didn’t get worse. The video has blown up on social media, especially on X, where lots of people are wondering why the Kabaka was treated with such disrespect. It’s definitely a big deal in Buganda, and people are talking about it everywhere.
Summary:
- Things got heated in Uganda when a government minister, Sam Mayinja, publicly accused the Kabaka (King) Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II of Buganda Kingdom of trying to grab public land.
- The Kabaka got angry, defended himself, and walked out of the event, while the crowd cheered him on. Now the video of the incident is going viral on social media and everyone’s talking about it.