Crown Prince born

Her Majesty Queen Margaret Karunga of Bunyoro-Kitara, after five years of marriage, gave birth to the Crown-Prince of Bunyoro-Kitara at the Nairobi Hospital.

Omukama (King) Solomon Gafabusa Iguru and Karunga married five years ago but had not had a child. Iguru has other children, one of them a son, outside wedlock. However, under the Bunyoro culture, only a child from a wedded wife may ascend the throne.

The news of the birth of the prince  excited the Bunyoro and local radio stations spent the whole of Saturday talking about it.

The Ababoopi clan, to which Karunga belongs, received her from Nairobi in a special way to express their happiness.

The birth came a few days to Iguru’s 13th empango (coronation) anniversary celebrations scheduled for June 11.

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