All kingdom officials were granted amnesty except Kitsumbire
On November 27, 2016, tensions in Kasese district led the UPDF to storm the Rwenzururu Palace and arrest Omusinga Charles Wesley Mumbere and over 200 royal guards, marking the first arrest of a cultural leader. Seven years later, Mumbere and other officials received amnesty except Thembo Kitsumbire, the former acting Prime Minister of the Rwenzururu kingdom. Kitsumbire discussed with Gillian Nantume why he will not apply for amnesty.