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Tooro Kingdom has requested Thomas Christopher, the estranged husband to
Princess Ruth Komuntale to desist from discussing their failed marriage
on the social media.
Since Komuntale announced an end to their marriage, Thomas has on
several occasions posted explicit details explaining why their marriage
failed. In some of the posts Thomas claims that Komuntale had denied him
conjugal rights since their wedding. He also accuses Komuntale of
infidelity.
On Sunday, the 24-year-old elder sister of King Oyo announced that her
marriage to Christopher Thomas was over, citing promiscuity, and
physical and emotional abuse among other reasons.
In a press release issued on Tuesday evening by Dr. Steven Kaliba, the
Tooro Kingdom Prime Minister, Kaliba stated that Thomas should accord
respect to his and Komuntale’s family and keep matters to himself.
According to Kaliba, using the social media to discuss private family
matters does not only injure and cause further pain to him and
Komuntale, but also to their respective families.
Kaliba notes that the November 17th 2012 wedding was a great moment for
Tooro kingdom, because the Batebe was coming of age and was beginning a
new life of building her own family.
In the statement, Kaliba states that the Kingdom will continue to
respect Komuntale and support her work through the Batebe Foundation
where she has been working to improve the situation of women and girl
children in Tooro Kingdom.
The foundation was initiated fifteen years ago by the then Batebe,
Princess Elizabeth Bagaya, Komuntale’s paternal aunt to support needy
women in the Kingdom.
Kaliba states that the Kingdom subjects should put aside the current
troubles and join King Oyo, when he returns on Thursday from United
Kingdom, where he graduated from the University of Winchester with a
Bachelors degree in Business Administration.
On Monday, Princess Ruth Komuntale’s aunt, Princess Agnes Komukyeya told
Uganda Radio Network that Komuntale wasn’t ready for marriage.
Komukyeya, an aunt to Komuntale's father, Omukama Patrick David Matthew
Olimi Kaboyo II, says the young princess was not prepared well before
her marriage in November last year.
Full Tooro Kingdom Statement
As you well know, last year on 17th November 2012, our beloved Princess
Ruth Nsemere was joined in Holy Matrimony to Christopher Thomas, an
African American young man from St. Louis, Missouri. This was a great
moment for us as a kingdom to celebrate the coming of age of our
Princess and the beginning of a new life for her making steps towards
building her own family.
As the kingdom Prime Minister I have come to learn of the rather
unsettling news of the pain that her marriage has caused her and the
decision to give the marriage a break.
I therefore would like to make three simple remarks in regard to the
issues that have arisen in the past few days as a result of Princess
Ruth’s marriage to Thomas.
First I would like to request Ugandans at large, kingdom subjects, the
media and our Princess to remain calm in this trying time and ask
everyone to pray for God’s guidance and wisdom. On our part as the
Kingdom we pledge our total support to our Princess more than ever
before during this wearisome time. We assure the Princess that she is
very much loved and respected by all the people and friends of Tooro. We
will continue to support her work through the Batebe Foundation where
she has been working so hard to improve the situation of women and girl
children in Tooro Kingdom.
I also would like to appeal to members of the press to give Thomas and
Princess Ruth some privacy to recover from this rather unnerving
experience. I also emphatically request Thomas Christopher to desist
from using social networks to discuss his marriage affairs. Let him
accord respect to both families and keep matters to himself. Going to
social media to discuss private family matters does not only injure and
cause further pain to themselves as individuals but also to their
respective families. My prayer to Thomas is to put a stop to the social
media and am sure the good Lord will comfort him and life continues. “To
my Princess Ruth take heart , am sure God has another plan for you. As a
kingdom we love you, we respect you and we support you in all you are
doing”.
Finally allow me to take this opportunity to thank the people of Uganda
and the kingdom of Tooro, our friends and well wishers for having stood
steadfastly by the kingdom of Tooro and the royal family in the face of
all these tough times. Your support has only served to increase our
resolve to serve you more diligently.
We invite the whole world to join us on Thursday evening to welcome and
congratulate His Majesty King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV for
having successfully graduated from the University of Winchester with an
honours Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. With the knowledge
and skills gained we are very sure and confident that the kingdom of
Tooro will benefit more from his guidance and fatherly watch that will
be the primer of Tooro’s social and economic transformation.
Omukama ahangirize!
Kaliba Steven.
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