As the big day draws near, the Charles Wesley Mumbere homecoming organizing team is having trouble staying under the allocated budget.
October 4, 2023, is when Mumbere is expected to return.
The three pillars of the Kingdom—the Royal Family, Kingdom Veterans, and Chieftains—as well as the homecoming organizing committee had originally budgeted Shillings 9 billion for this occasion.
The major event will be held in the Royal Springs International Hotel, which was once owned by the late General James Kazini, and will get about 4.6 billion Shillings of the overall budget.
The Kingdom Premier, Joseph Kule Muranga, disclosed that they have not yet reached half of the budgeted amount.
He made a plea to local lawmakers, pleading with them to help raise money from friends and contribute personally to close the budget deficit.
Muranga expressed hope that many of the commitments would be met by the end of September, allowing for adequate preparations for their King Charles Wesley Mumbere’s return.
He assured the kingdom loyalists that the event would go on as planned in spite of the present deficit and asked the district’s local authorities to involve the community in gathering the required funds.
A related news is that National Unity Platform (NUP) leader Robert Kyagulanyi has contributed 10 million Shillings to the event.
Leaders of cultural institutions received the monies from Lewis Rubongoya, the party’s secretary-general.
During his national tour in Kasese last month, Kyagulanyi confirmed his attendance at the event and guaranteed the party’s support.
It is noteworthy that the Director of Public Prosecution dismissed all accusations against King Mumbere and several subjects in June of this year.
Following an army raid on the Buhikira royal palace in Kasese Town in 2016, King Mumbere and more than 200 kingdom subjects were taken into custody.
Although the final group of sixty-two liberated royal guards arrived back in Kasese late last month, King Mumbere has yet to return home.
