The dispute now places Tooro at a delicate crossroads between customary authority and Uganda’s legal framework. Omusuuga Kamurasi has called for respect for tradition and the law, while President Museveni has called for peace and unity among the Batooro.
On commercial diplomacy, the United States is shifting assistance toward private-sector-led growth, including efforts with Australia, Japan, New Zealand and Taiwan to connect every Pacific Islands Forum country to a trusted undersea cable network. A second Pacific Investment Summit is scheduled to be hosted in early 2027.
She announced that a multi-agency committee comprising officials from the Ministry of Lands, the State House Anti-Corruption Unit, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, and the Inspectorate of Government will investigate the dispute.
The State House Anti-Corruption Unit (SHACU), in conjunction with the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution (ODPP), has arraigned Wycliffe Ntende and Stephen Boogere before the Chief Magistrates Court in Jinja on charges of theft and conspiracy to commit a felony.