Prince Edward Columbus Wambuzi, the eleventh Busoga Royal Chief, who was also contesting for the throne, did not attend the meeting.

[7] Following an unsuccessful last-minute court challenge,[8] Prince William Gabula was crowned as the 4th Kyabazinga of Busoga at Bugembe on Saturday, 13 September 2014.

[4] He then went for further studies in the United Kingdom and graduated in 2015 with a First Class master's degree in Business Administration (Management) at Coventry University.

He gave land to missionaries to build Balangira School for teaching royals, which later evolved to Busoga College Mwiri.

On 18 November 2023, Gabula married Inhebantu Jovia Mutesi, an accountant by profession and an old girl of Mount Saint Mary's College Namagunga at Christ Cathedral Bugembe, the only royal wedding in the kingdom since 1956.