This archive report was first published on 25 November 2019.
On November 24, 2019, a new oracle was unveiled at Bujagali Falls, marking a significant event in the lives of traditionalists in the area.
The new oracle, whose name has not been revealed, will inherit the wife and children of his predecessor, Budhagali Nabbamba, who passed away on October 26, 2019.
According to Muyiiri Waiswa, head of the Budhagali Enthronement Committee, the new oracle's predecessor served a spirit of the waters that can never die and lives on to keep its legacy.
Mr. Waiswa explained that unlike other traditionalists who marry wives of their own choice, Budhagali's spirit chooses wives for its servants.
“Budhagali was serving a spirit which did not die with him but kept hovering over the waters and chose the deceased’s successor, who will take care of all his belongings, including the wife and children. We cannot object to the ways of spirits,” Mr. Waiswa said.
However, not everyone is pleased with the new development. Betty Namande, Budhagali's eldest daughter, stormed out of a public gathering, saying their mother, Mastula Lukowe, cannot marry a youthful man, a few weeks after their father’s death.
