The Kingdom of Busoga is awash with jubilation following the joyous announcement of the birth of Their Royal Highnesses, Prince William Ethan Nadiope and Prince Arnold Eli Nadiope.
The twin princes, born to His Royal Majesty William Wilberforce Gabula Nadiope IV and Her Royal Highness the Inhebantu Jovia Mutesi, are being celebrated across the kingdom, with the people of Budiope Chiefdom attributing this rare honour to a sacred blessing from their ancestral spirits.
Budiope, long revered as a custodian of Busoga’s ancestral spirits, has become the focal point of profound cultural and spiritual significance. Elders of the land affirm that the Inhebantu’s presence during the 10th Coronation anniversary celebrations in Bukungu last year awakened the benevolence of these spirits, whose favour has now manifested in the illustrious blessing of royal twins within the Kyabazinga’s household.
“It is no mere coincidence,” declared Eng. Patrick Batumbya, a revered elder of Budiope and the Chairperson of both the Kyabazinga’s Royal Wedding Organizing Committee and the 10th Coronation anniversary.
“When the Inhebantu walked upon our soil, the spirits sealed their blessing upon her. The birth of twin princes is both a sacred honour to the royal household and a spiritual triumph for the entire Kingdom of Busoga.”
Preparations of Gratitude and Homage
In recognition of this profound divine favour, the people of Budiope are preparing to pay homage to His Royal Majesty and Her Royal Highness. Villages across the chiefdom are mobilising lavish offerings befitting the royal household. Bountiful harvests, cows, bulls, goats, sheep, fresh fish from Lake Kyoga, intricately handwoven mats, and other treasured symbols of abundance and loyalty are among the gifts being meticulously gathered.
Women’s guilds are composing sacred songs of praise, while cultural troupes rehearse vibrant dances of jubilation, all to be performed in ceremonial procession at the Kyabazinga’s palace.
Owek. Ivan Kirya, the kingdom’s State Minister for Finance revealed that youth groups are also preparing to march in honour of the twin princes, affirming the enduring unity between the throne and the people.
“This generation has been blessed to have our mother give us twin brothers. This is something that we ought to celebrate with the most beautiful and most strongest and significant celebration,” Owek. Kirya noted from his home in Buwaida village, Buyende Town Council.
“Our beloved mother last made a last public appearance, the second since the official marriage ceremony to Kyabazinga last year, while appearing at the 10th Coronation event held at Bukungu Primary School in Budiope.”
“We believe the Almighty God that guards and protects our Isebantu bestowed the twins on her. For that matter, we, the people of Budiope have to celebrate our Isabirye and Nabirye in a special way and arrangements are being done,” Owek. Kirya stated.
A Double Blessing for Busoga
Beyond the fervent joy of Budiope, the birth of the royal twins has been received across Busoga as a powerful renewal of divine favour upon the Kyabazingaship. The rare blessing of twin sons is widely interpreted as a sign of continuity, abundance, and strength for the kingdom, intricately binding together the cultural and spiritual heritage of the people with the destiny of the royal throne.
Delivering the great news of the twin princes’ birth at Budhumbula Palace in Bugabula Chiefdom recently, Eng. Batumbya reiterated its profound significance.
“Busoga Kingdom celebrated the tenth coronation anniversary with getting the Inhebantu last year, and the eleventh anniversary will be celebrated amidst the welcome of Royal twin Princes,” Batumbya announced jovially, highlighting the exceptional timing of these blessings.
The Chief Royal Princess and Aunt to the Kyabazinga, Lydia Naisanga Muloki, expressed immense relief and joy. “This puts to rest wild expectations with the celebrations of Twins to the Nadiope lineage. The Kyabazinga has given perfect accountability and incarnation to his namesake who had twin princesses. I had a dream a week before that we had twins and when I chatted him up, he downplayed and said we just needed patience,” Naisanga shared with evident delight.
Not the First Feat, Amidst Divine Providence
Issabalangira Henry Woira, the Chief Royal Prince of Bugabula BB Chiefdom, confirmed that royal twins are not unprecedented in the Kingdom’s history, citing that Kyabazinga’s father, Sir Wilson Nadiope III, and his grandfather also had twins.
“There are signs that special providence happens in the Kingdom,” Woira explained. “The time Sir William Nadiope got twin princesses, a cow in the palace delivered twin calves. This time, we had a goat which produced six kids, so it is God’s providence.”
Woira added that the Royal throne will likely go to the firstborn twin unless otherwise decided. He also stressed that while traditionally significant, the welcome ceremony for the princes would be religious rather than solely traditional, given that the Kyabazinga was raised by Bishop Bamwoze as a regent and was confirmed and wed in the church. “We shall have a religious ceremony and thanksgiving to welcome the Royal Princes to the Palace and lineage,” he concluded.
As the people of Budiope complete their preparations to journey in grandeur to Bugembe Palace, one truth resonates with clarity and reverence: the spirits of Budiope have spoken through blessing, and their voice shall be remembered in the annals of Busoga’s royal history. The twin princes stand not only as heirs of blood but also as living symbols of a kingdom richly favoured by both God and the ancestral spirits.
