The African King who was on a Mission to Bankrupt Britain over War Crimes
By MILDRED EUROPA
TAYLOR
In 2007 when Solomon Gafabusa Iguru, the Omukama or king of Bunyoro kingdom of western Uganda was invited to a
banquet organized by the State to honor Queen Elizabeth II when she arrives in
the country for Commonwealth, Iguru refused. The king had asked the government
to organize a private meeting between him and the Queen, but that had not
materialized.
Three years prior to this, Iguru had sued the
UK for “alleged atrocities committed by its soldiers during the colonial
period,” demanding £3trillion (then $5,500bn) from the British monarchy.
“The British burned down houses, destroyed crops and introduced syphilis
to my people,” Iguru was quoted by The Telegraph.
“They were responsible for the deaths of 2.4 million people. Moreo...