Runaway groom resurfaces

By Andrew Bagala


Patrick Kabagambe could not be traced last Saturday when he was to wed Christabella Banturaki.

All was set for the momentous day in Ms Christabella Banturaki’s life. Ms Banturaki and prospective husband, Dr Patrick Mbusa Kabagambe, were to set to tie the knot at All Saints Cathedral Nakasero in Kampala City last Saturday.

The invitation card sent out to guests quoted the Book of Proverb Chapter 18:22, which reads: “He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favour from God.”

The reception for the wedding had been organised at Silver Springs Hotel in Kampala.
However, on the eve of the historic day, Dr Kabagambe’s mobile phone handset was momentarily switched off. And he vanished, triggering frantic calls, panic, anxiety and confusion.

Worried, Ms Banturaki in company of her uncle went to Kasangati Police Station, Wakiso District, where they opened a case of a missing person. Detectives, relatives and friends began a frantic search for the would-be groom.

Worried relatives flooded social media with messages announcing the sudden disappearance of Dr Kabagambe, imploring well-wishers to share information wherever he is spotted - dead or alive.

“Dr Patrick Mbusa Kabagambe has been reported missing with his car UBH 905X on the eve of his wedding this Saturday, 10 April 21, and all his known [telephone] contacts are switched off. The case has been reported at Kasangati Police Station, SD REF 22/10/04/2021…The family is stuck with the wedding/reception.

Patriots, let’s assist trace the suspect/victim,” a relative posted in a WhatsApp group last Saturday.

On the D-day, minutes turned into hours without anyone hearing about him, converting what should have been a blissful ceremony into an agonising blind search and wait for information about the no-show Kabagambe.

The bride, who had been informed hours earlier, did not head to All Saints Nakasero Cathedral.

Some relatives, unaware of the developments, appeared at the church in their best attire for the scheduled wedding, only to find neither the bride nor the groom was present.

The time scheduled for the church service in which the bride and groom were to exchange vows and be pronounced husband and wife, passed with no sight of the pair.

The next day, the search was expanded. But before the police could engage other tracking units to establish his last contacts, Dr Kabagambe unexpectedly presented himself at Wandegeya Police Station in Kampala.

The deputy spokesperson for Kampala Metropolitan Police, Mr Luke Owoyesigyire, said Dr Kabagambe told detectives that he was not a missing person as reported to the Force, but elected to spend a night at the home of an undisclosed friend.

“He said he was stressed. He didn’t have a reason why he didn’t want to marry Ms Banturaki. We later released him on police bond as investigations continue,” Mr Owoyesigyire said yesterday.

However, there is no clear penal offence that the police can prefer against him given the fact that he claimed that he married Ms Banturaki in customary ceremony and even paid bride price.
In Uganda, the law recognises customary marriage.

Mr Owoyesigyire said they are waiting for Ms Banturaki to record a statement with detectives to determine the next course of the case.

Efforts to get a comment from Dr Kabagambe or Ms Banturaki were futile. Our calls to the would-be groom went unanswered while Ms Banturaki’s known phone contacts were switched off.
A close relative of Dr Kabagambe said the runaway groom is “traumatised” while the entire family is distressed over the flopped wedding.

https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/runaway-groom-resurfaces-3360302?view=htmlamp

Stress my foot, he should free the woman, if his not interested in their union again.

Marriage benefit only women that's the fact, you take care of all the bills, suffer and die Atleast 10 years before her while the children you gave her celebrate their mother monthly and how good she is while you the Loser is gone

Local man decided to run for his life

The wannabe wife and her people,promised him alot.upon discovery sey na scam.decided to do the needful.

The way men fear marriage these days..

"Honey, my wedding must be the talk of the town". This is likely how it will end up. Men don wise up.

Or was it in some kind of way a fixed marriage that mayb the man was been forced or mayb coerced into marrying the said lady. Or the thought of him not wanting the marriage decided to flee from the scene. Pffft so much for been “stressed”

Wahala dey o

Things are happening.

Baba japa... Wetin we go call this one nao shey na red pill, simp or green beans

Truth is missing in that story.


You were stressed to the point of not putting a call and yet you claim all is well.

"May be he discovered something that will blow up the wedding and decided to keep cool, admited all is well to absorb her wife of shame or what if his ex drugged him or exhausted from from his ex kpeku the previous night" my assumption though.

people should charge the groom for inconvenience,distress and creation panic

Lol.. problem no dey finish

Meanwhile get 720p and 1080p movies on a 1terabyte external hard drive filled to capacity with different kinds of movies, number on my signature.

I know his reasons for his actions
He already conducted the customary marriage but abscond on the
wedding day ,which is the day he's gonna be married under the Act or
Statute .

Who force am

Lol, life no easy

Pscho

This man is hrtless nd selfish. To marry nor b by force. If u knw u can't why proceed? u had all d time in d world to opt out buh no u waited till the d day b4 u japa thereby, putting ur family nd d bride in a perpetual state of melancholy nd anguish.

U jux won 4 urself the simp of the week.

Stupid man.

I cannot xom and go and kii myself

adioolayi:
Who force am

I wonder oh..

That's his he'll be absconding from his duties once there's any stress from any one

Watin man go do...
Dem no go kill person

This guy is smart....

Person wey no fit kill himself no fit kill himself oo

Simp

perhaps he went to spend a night or two with his ex....while claiming he is stressed.

oga think well before you marry oo

This one never ready to marry


If it was the bride that committed this foolishness now,we no go hear word from the streets of twitter for the next 1 week