"A Man Should Have The Wives He Wishes"- Speaker Among Speaks Out On Kyabazinga Wedding’s Saga.

Speaker of the House of Representatives Anitah Among has urged people to stay out of the impending royal wedding between Jovia Mutesi and William Nadiope, better known as Kyabazinga of Busoga.

This Saturday, the event is planned to be at Jinja City’s Christ’s Church Cathedral in Bugembe.Among voiced her worries at today’s parliamentary session on the circulating rumors that the Kyabazinga is married to more than one woman.

She asked people to stop speculating about the Kyabazinga’s personal life, saying that there is no legal restriction on a man having more than one wife in Uganda.

“Some people want to poke their noses in other people’s personal lives. They should leave the Kyabazinga. If they are saying he has many wives, who tells you a man should have one woman? Let the man wed his Inebantu,” Said Among.

Although polygamy is permitted in Uganda, several religious groups, including Catholics and Anglicans, forbid men from marrying more than one woman.Threats of legal action from Alison Anna Nadiope, who asserts that she is legally married to the Kyabazinga, sparked Speaker Among’s remarks. 

Alison maintains that the Kyabazinga has not divorced her, claiming that a civil ceremony occurred in the UK in December 2016. She claimed that being married again would be considered bigamy, which is illegal in the UK.

The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda and the Bishop of Busoga Diocese received a letter on November 8 from Mugerwa and Partners Advocates and Solicitors on behalf of Alison, requesting that the royal wedding be put on hold.

Dr. Joseph Muvawala, the prime minister of Busoga Kingdom, refuted these allegations by denying that the Kyabazinga had ever been married before and by dismissing the idea that any children had ever been born. He dismissed the accusations as “propaganda” meant to damage the Kyabazinga’s standing.

The Busoga Kingdom is sticking to its plan for the royal wedding despite the ongoing uproar, stressing the need for seclusion and respect for the Kyabazinga and the Inebantu.