spar over land , sovereignty and political power . Kings in the east African nation are limited to a ceremonial role overseeing traditional and cultural affairs . Museveni has accused the Buganda kingdom , which is made of of Bagandans , of receiving foreign funding to carry out a hate campaign against the government . Bagandans are the dominant ethnicity and one of four ancient kingdoms in the nation . Violence flared Thursday when the government said it would not allow the Buganda king to travel to an area inhabited by a renegade rival group . The president said he tried to contact the king to discuss the issue as `` mature people , '' but he could not reach him by phone . After the travel ban , young Bagandans took the streets , stealing ammunition from a police station and confronting officers , whom they accused of harassment . Police and army officers were injured , and at least four people were killed , the nation 's police chief , Maj. Gen. Kale Kayihura said Friday . Rioters also burned tires and cars , set buildings on fire and looted stores , according to witnesses . The streets
KAMPALA , Uganda -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Gunshots rang out in Uganda 's capital Saturday in a fresh burst of unrest after loyalists of a traditional kingdom battled with government forces for a third day . Residents of the Kasubi suburb , west of Kampala , try to flee from violence as a soldier takes photos . Local media reports put the death toll at 13 since the rioting started , but attempts by CNN to confirm with local authorities were unsuccessful . An uneasy calm had swept over Kampala early in the day as police and the army patrolled the city in military convoys . By midafternoon , witnesses reported gunshots and isolated cases of riots . The unrest Saturday started after rumors circulated by text messages that the king of the Buganda kingdom had been detained , said Judith Nabakooba , a police spokeswoman . But a Buganda kingdom official refuted the rumor . `` It is not true -- the king has not been arrested , '' David Mpanga said . Tensions between the Buganda kingdom -- headed by King Ronald Mutebi II -- and President Yoweri Museveni have intensified in recent years . The two sides