The lawyers, Mugerwa and Partners Advocates and Solicitors said that any other marriage to another woman by the Kyabazinga would amount to committing bigamy.
Busoga Kingdom’s Premier, Dr. Joseph Muvawala has dismissed claims that the Kyabazinga, William Gabula Nadiope IV is married to another woman.
On Thursday, lawyers representing Anna Alison, a woman based in the United Kingdom, wrote to Dr. Stephen Kazimba Mugalu, the Archbishop of the Church of Uganda claiming that their client was legally married in Church with the Kyabazinga and that the two sired children.
The lawyers, Mugerwa and Partners Advocates and Solicitors said that any other marriage to another woman would amount to committing bigamy.
Gabula is slated to wed Jovia Mutesi on November 18, 2023 at Christ’s Cathedral Bugembe in Jinja City.
While addressing journalists at the Busoga Kingdom headquarters on Saturday, Muvawala said that the reports are intended to tarnish the King and his subjects.
Muvawala further said that the petition by Alison’s lawyers has no marriage certificate as required for proof of marriage as alleged.
Muvawala further revealed that the Kingdom has formally informed the police about the matter and has started investigations. He added that some people he declined to reveal have been arrested.
He said the kingdom has also instructed lawyers to commence civil and criminal proceedings against all persons involved in the scheme to tarnish Kyabazinga’s name.
On Saturday, Muvawala received a sh51m contribution by secondary schools from Busoga, 150 crates of soda, 100 cartons of plastic soda, and 100 cartons of water from Century Bottling Company.