Omukama Edward Rukiidi Nyabongo I, a son to Prince Christopher Paul Kiijanangoma and a grandson of Omukama George David Kamurasi Rukiidi ascended to the throne on September 29th, 2026, after the death of his cousin King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV who succumbed to cancer at the age of 34 in the United states.
According to Lulume Bayiga, the Executive Chairperson of the People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) party, since November 2020, and continuing throughout the 2026 electoral cycle, the JDP has recorded an ongoing pattern of state-linked abductions where some security agents in plain clothes or military attire, driving unmarked minibuses, have seized opposition supporters, campaign organizers, polling agents, and civic activists from streets and homes.
Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi and 24 co-accused returned to court as the International Crimes Division continued hearing their bail application in a terrorism case arising from the deadly post-election violence that rocked Butambala District in January 2026.
The Members of Parliament on the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), chaired by Muwanga Kivumbi, have said that there is a significant risk facing the Makerere University Agricultural Research Institute in Kabanyolo (MUARIK), which stands to lose 650 acres of land valued at approximately Ugx 325 billion if immediate action is not taken to secure the property.
Namibian government declined to extend Kabaka's visa, citing controversy sparked by some of his subjects, who appeared uninformed about their leader's travels.