The Minsitry of home affairs, immigration, safety and security in Namibia has cleared the air on reasons behind extension of Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi’s visa.
A screenshot of the Kabaka of Buganda addressing his subjects from Namibia recently.
In a press statement dated 19th, July, 2024 and signed by Etienne Maritz , the Executive Director of the Minsitry, revealed that the Kabaka entered Namibia on 14 April 2024, on a private medical visit and was stationed at an undisclosed location in the country until when his stay has caused a number of challenges to the country.
“It generated much controversy with some of his Subjects, who seem not to have been briefed about the travels of them. Subsequently, those subjects then started making allegations that His Royal Highness was illegally detained in Namibia, that the Namibian Government conspired with the Ugandan authorities in abducting His Royal Highness, and thus demanded his unconditional release from detention Namibia.”
Press Release from Namibia
That Some of those unscrupulous Subjects of the Buganda Kingdom started organizing and having demonstrations at Namibia’s Diplomatic Missions around the world, demanding for Namibia to release which put in danger the lives Namibian Diplomats on top of damaging the country’s reputation world wide.
“Such malicious allegations were not only meant to tarnish Namibia’s respected reputation and standing in the eyes of the international community, but were also meant to undermine the good bilateral relations that exist between the two countries.”
That its for the above reason that the Government of the Republic of Namibia explained that the visit of His Royal Highness was purely private, and did not have an intention to interfere with his medical visit.
The Minsitry through the statement revealed that Kabaka’s medical team and Ugandan Authorities have already been briefed about the non extension of his visa.
