Watoto Church Hosts Special Thanksgiving as Kabaka Marks 33 Years on the Throne

What the report says

Nile Post reports that thousands of worshippers, Buganda Kingdom officials, government leaders and invited guests gathered at Watoto Church East in Bweyogerere for a special thanksgiving service marking Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II’s 33rd coronation anniversary. The service is part of the kingdom’s annual observance of the Kabaka’s enthronement and brings together religious, cultural and political leaders.

According to the report, Buganda Kingdom Prime Minister Charles Peter Mayiga led the kingdom delegation, while the Nnaabagereka also attended the prayers. Uganda’s Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja was among senior government officials present, alongside ministers, Members of Parliament and other dignitaries. Nile Post said the attendance reflected the wider national profile of the celebration.

The article says Watoto Church is hosting this year’s anniversary prayers after being selected by the Kabaka, in line with a tradition of rotating the service among different places of worship. Religious leaders were expected to pray for the Kabaka’s health and leadership, the prosperity of Buganda Kingdom, and peace and stability in Uganda. Messages on the Kabaka’s role in cultural preservation and national development were also expected.

The anniversary commemorates Kabaka Mutebi’s enthronement on July 31, 1993, as the 36th Kabaka of Buganda, following the restoration of traditional kingdoms in Uganda. Nile Post notes that the annual thanksgiving has become one of Buganda Kingdom’s major events, drawing cultural leaders, government officials, diplomats, business figures and subjects of the Kabaka to reflect on the reign and the kingdom’s development priorities.