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    ONE ON ONE: Why I Performed At M7’s ‘Tugikutteko’ Rally – Mayinja Speaks Out

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    Musician Ronald Mayinja

    Musician Ronald Mayinja has come out to defend himself on why he attended and sang at a ‘tugikutteko’ rally in Kiboga district on Sunday yet he has for a long time been on the ‘togikwatako’ side and composed songs bashing Museveni’s government.

    Speaking to the Grapevine, Mayinja, who was very hard to find kept dodging some of our questions. However, this is what we managed to squeeze out of him:

    The Grapevine: You surprised us when you performed at an NRM function and shook hands with president Museveni yet you have always spoken ill against his government in your songs.

    Mayanja: I never knew that I was going to sing at an NRM function. I went to Kiboga at the invitation of Ruth Nankabirwa thinking that I was going to perform at a small function as her friend. I never knew that it was an NRM/gikwateko party. I didn’t also know that Museveni would be there.

    The Grapevine: So, you want to tell us that you don’t monitor what goes on in the country and when you reached Kiboga you never sensed anything on seeing SFC soldiers heavily deployed. By the way, when you were called out to sing, why didn’t you refuse?

    Mayinja: I did (notice the heavy deployment), but I still didn’t think that the president was going to attend the same function where I was going to perform.

    The Grapevine: But we have information that it was Balaam who called you not Nankabirwa.

    Mayinja:   Uuuuuuuumum both called me.

    The Grapevine: Didn’t Balaam tell you that he was booking you for an NRM function with the president as the chief guest.

    Mayinja: Let’s put that aside as per now, I have to inquire from my public relations team what to reply.

    The Grapevine: You have been spotted at opposition rallies spreading opposition propaganda, are you now joining NRM, because that is what some opposition leaders like Nambooze are claiming.

    Mayinja: That’s a pity, I can’t join NRM though I still chase a living through NRM party. I can’t chase money once I’m called to perform at their event because I earn a living from music, that’s my job.
    Balaam advises Mayinja

    When contacted, Music Promoter Balaam Barugahare, who called Mayinja to the NRM function advised the ‘Tuli ku bunkenke’ hitmaker to shun the opposition and join NRM because everyone in the opposition is working for their own stomach.

    “I kindly ask my friend Mayinja to stop attacking the government and the

    President in his songs if he really wants to live a happy wealthy life just like his friends. I’m saying this because there is no opposition in Uganda, every opposition figure you see is after filling his/her stomach.”
    Other musicians defend Mayinja:
    Mayinja’s long term allies in Golden Band music group, Catherine Kusasira and Mesach Semakula have defended their colleague saying that his performance at an NRM party shouldn’t be a major talking point.

    Mesach said that Mayinja came to a function to sing for a friend (Nankabirwa) who had invited him and not NRM. Semakula also added that Mayinja has a right to perform at any event especially when he is looking for money to earn a living and feed his Family.

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    War On Kyabazinga’s Queen Intensifies After Gabula’s London Based Woman Blasts Mutesi For Snatching Father Of Her Kids…

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    Inebantu (Queen of Busoga) Jovia Mutesi (R) and King William Gabula Nadiope IV, the Kyabazinga of Busoga Kingdom

    A Ugandan medic based in London has blasted the newly unveiled Inebantu (Queen of Busoga) Jovia Mutesi for snatching the father of her kids King William Gabula Nadiope IV, the Kyabazinga of Busoga Kingdom.

    According to the video posted by TikToker Sky Soljah Uganda that is making rounds on social media, a woman claims that she has been in a love relationship with Nadiope since 2015 and they have children.

    She claimed that she has been sending money to Kyabazinga and taking care of him.

    She alleged that it is a pity that Gabula used part of her money to enjoy life with Mutesi in Dubai and other cities.

    She added that Kyabazinga told him that elders and other leaders in Busoga Kingdom are pressuring him to get married to Mutesi and she gave him the green light because as an African woman, she knows very well that the King always marries many wives.

    She said that she has been silent for a longtime even though she knew everything that was going on.

    However, she disclosed she was provoked by Mutesi who sent her people to insult and abuse her.

    She revealed that Gabula has a number of wives including the one in Canada but all of them respect her because they know what she means in his life.

    She challenged Gabula’s close relatives to come out and give light on her love relationship with their king since they have also been receiving expensive items and money from her.

    She boasted that Mutesi is going to be a housewife because their husband will always to fly to London to enjoy life with her and their children.

    She insisted that Mutesi and Busoga Kingdom cannot maintain Gabula’s life given that every week he uses Shs500k for saloon, Shs600k for massage, Shs600k for special medical treatment and she has been giving him this money since 2015.

    She advised Mutesi to respect her and recognise her as Gabula’s first wife.

    She warned her and other people who are threatening her life that they cannot scare her because she is a British citizen and has already reported the threatening messages they are sending to her.

    She also threatened to spoil the coming wedding between the two which is expected to take place in November 2023.

    She blasted Nadiope for being a smart wire who uses women.

    When contacted over the matter, Andrew Ntange the spokesperson of Obwakyabazinga told theGrapevine that a decision was taken not to comment on the matter to preserve the institution.

    “We don’t want to appear to be on the defensive. It’s negative energy!” Ntange stated.

    Last week, a delegation from Busoga Kingdom led by Princes Arnold Nadiope and Joseph Muvawala the Katukiiro (Prime Minister) of Busoga officially received Mutesi from her parents Stanley Bayole, the Resident District Commissioner (RDC) of Bulambuli and Rebecca Nakisita Bayole at the function which took place at Mutesi’s home in St. Mulumba Village, Kyebando parish in Mayuge district.

    Mutesi is an Old girl of Mt. St. Mary’s College Namagunga before joining Makerere University where she pursued a Bachelors of Arts degree in Economics.

    At Makerere, she slept in Olympia hostel in Makerere Kikoni.

     

    By Grapevine Reporter

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    I Want To Test Nampeera Before Junior: Mirundi, Son Fight Over Nampeera’s Phone Number…

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    Christine Nampeera (C) who Mirundi (L) wants to test before his son Junior (R)

    Senior presidential advisor on media Joseph Tamale Mirundi who is also the MK Movement spokesperson for Buganda has pleaded with Beat FM radio presenter Mark Omukunja and celebrated entertainment journalist Isaac Katende alias Kasuku not to give his son Joseph Tamale Mirundi Junior the phone number of Christine Nampeera.

    Mirundi says that he wants to test Nampeera’s sweetness before his son.

    Mirundi declared that Nampeera exhibited high skills of satisfying and serving a man sex and every serious man should look for her number.

    “I saw the video. She is a class above the wives we have. If she can dance like a caterpillar in a small place like that toilet, what if she is on the bed. My son Junior has been boasting that she has her number but a realised that he doesn’t have it. Mukunja and Kasuku please don’t give him her number because I’m also interested in her,” Mirundi pleaded.

    He wondered where Nampeera got those skills of shaking her waist like a caterpillar. She assured her that if she keeps on practicing, she is going to become rich because rich men will flood her in box pleading to have a test of her sweetness.

    He added that people have problems in their marriages and want young skilled girls like Nampeera who make the bedroom game more interesting something that their wives have failed to do.

    He further narrated that he even received phone calls from his female friends asking for Nampeera’s boyfriend Barasha’s phone number because he also exhibited wonderful skills when playing the game.

    “I’m told that Barasha got those skills from China, that he spent a lot of time there and that Chinese are very skilled in playing sex. Women also want skilled younger boys who can make sex more interesting,” Mirundi added.

    Last month, Nampeera’s video leaked on social media when she was having sex with Barasha in the toilet at Kenji’s bar in Kamwokya, a Kampala suburb.

    Since the beginning of this year, several videos have leaked of younger girls having unprotected sex in toilets with sex predators and preliminary investigations show that most of the culprits first get drunk with alcohol or drugs.

     

    By Grapevine reporter

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    Chief Justice Dollo Drops Justice Kisakye From List Of Supreme Court Justices Who Are Set To Preside Over Cases…

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    Chief Justice Alfonse Chigamoy Owiny-Dollo the head of the Supreme Court has dropped troubled Justices Dr. Esther Kisakye Kitimbo from the list of Supreme Court Justices who are set to preside over cases.

    In the Internal Memo signed by Harriet Ssali Nalukwago, the Supreme Court Registrar released the names of Supreme Court Justices who are set to preside over the coming Civil Appeals and Applications hearing sessions scheduled for 4th to 8th September 2023.

    The listed Justices include: Justice Faith Mwondha, Professor Lilian Tibatemwa, Justice Percy Night Tuhaise, Justice Elizabeth Musoke, Justice Christopher Madrama, Justice Stephen Musota, Justice Mike Chibiita and Chief Justice Dollo.

    Sources at the Supreme Court told theGrapevine that Chief Justice Dollo, being the head of the Supreme Court always has the influence when it comes to allocation of files that is why he previously appointed late Justice Stella Arach Amoko to allocate files in his absence as the administrator at the Supreme Court.

    However, other sources revealed that Justice Kisakye was left out because she is out of the country receiving medication abroad.

    Last month, 63-years-old Justice Kisakye wrote to President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni seeking early retirement as a Supreme Court Justice.

    Justice Kisakye tendered in her prayer months after Justice Benjamin Kabiito’s Judicial Service Commission (JSC) recommended to the president to institute a tribunal to investigate her on the allegations of indiscipline which she protested in the Constitutional Court.

    According to Section 27 of the Administration of Judiciary Act 2020, judicial officers get early retirement after receiving consent from the president.

    Peter Walubiri, Justice Kisakye’s lead lawyer says that one of the reasons why her client decided to pray for early retirement is because the Chief Justice has denied her cases to preside over since 2021 when they got misunderstanding over the presidential election petition filed by National Unity Platform (NUP) party presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu (Bobi Wine) against President Museveni.

    Justice Kisakye accused Chief Justice Dollo of confiscating her files containing her descenting rulings in favour of Bobi Wine.

    Walubiri explains that Justice Kisakye always writes all judgements and rulings by herself.

    When asked whether her client can accept president Museveni’s advice if he advises her to cancel her resignation and return to the bench, he says that it will be her personal decision.

    He insists that even though his client asked for early retirement, her constitutional court petition against the Attorney General, Justice Dollo will proceed at the Constitutional Court.

     

    By Sengooba Alirabaki

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