FACTS: Who Exactly is Embattled Busoga Kyabazinga Nadiope Gabula IV – a King Recently Sacked by Chiefs?

Kyabazinga William Wilberforce Nadiope Gabula IV is facing a storm after six of the 11 chiefs who elect the king passed a vote of no-confidence in him and ‘removed’ him from the Busoga Kingdom throne.

We now take a quick look at the profile of the embattled king, Chief of Bugabula which includes Buyende and Kamuli Districts.

Date of birth: November 01, 1988

Parents

• Father: Wilson Gabula Nadiope II, Former Tourism Minister in Ugandan Cabinet; Nadiope II died in 1991
• Mother: Josephine Nadiope (died in 1993)
• Grandfather: William Wilberforce Kadhumbula Nadiope III (Kyabazinga – 1949-1955 & 1962 to 1966; first vice president of Uganda (1962-1966).
• Upbringing: Raised by maternal grandmother in Jinja

Education

• Primary:  Victoria Nile, Lohana Academy (1995-2001
• O-level:  Busoga College Mwiri (2002-2005)
• A-level: Kyambogo College School
• 2008-2011: Kyambogo University (Bachelor of Arts in Economics)
• 2015: Graduated with First Class Master’s Degree in Business Administration (Management) at Coventry University

Employment

• Worked as an Economist in the Uganda Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development
• August 23, 2014: Elected Kyabazinga by Council of Chiefs
• September 13, 2014: Crowned Fourth Busoga Kyabazinga
• January 03, 2022: Sacked by Council of Chiefs, refuses to leave
• Religion: Anglican
• Marital Status: Single/Unknown