The Order of the Omujwaara Kondo is a hereditary honor of the Kingdom of Bunyoro-Kitara in accordance with the ancient traditions of the same.

As such, provided the Member does not terminate his or her membership under Statute 11 or have his or her membership revoked by His Majesty the Omukama under Statute 11, the honor will last throughout the original recipient’ s lifetime.

At the death of the original recipient, the honor will pass to the first-born child of the original recipient of the same gender, provided that the first-born child is alive at the time of passage.

That is, a male Omujwaara Kondo who is the original recipient will pass the honor to his first-born son at his death. The son must have been born male as registered by a birth certificate or equivalent. His first-born son, who is the exclusive and sole recipient of the honor provided the son is alive at the original grantee’s death, will become

• The Most Honorable Omujwaara Kondo First Name Surname, 2^nd OOKB.

Similarly, a female Omujwaara Kondo who is the original recipient will pass the honor to her first-born daughter at her death provided the daughter is alive at the original grantee’s death. The daughter must have been born female as registered by a birth certificate or equivalent. Her daughter thereby becomes

•  The Most Honorable Omujwaara Kondo First Name Surname, 2^nd OOKB.

The third generation will continue as the same, with the first­born child of the same sex of the second generation recipient passing the honor to the third generation at the death of the second generation, and so forth in perpetuity under primogeniture. The second generation and all subsequent generations retain all the rights and privileges within The Order of the Omujwaara Kondo as the original recipient. Each new recipient adds one to the number of the previous holder. For example, say a male recipient is the 26^th holder of the honor. He would be

• The Most Honorable Omujwaara Kondo First Name Surname, 26^th OOKB.

At his death, the next holder of the honor would be

• The Most Honorable Omujwaara Kondo First Name Surname, 27^th OOKB.

Note that primogeniture flows from the original grantee of the honor unless stated differently in the Letters Patent. For example, if the original recipient is female, and one family line dies off without female heir, provided that another female line still exists that originates from the original female grantee, the honor will pass under primogeniture to the next rightful inheritor. For male recipients of the award, the above intergenerational transfer is called patrilineal primogeniture. For female recipients of the award, the above intergenerational transfer is called matrilineal primogeniture.

A subsequent generation recipient of the honor need not be a bloodline descendent unless the original grantee requests so and accommodation is made in the Letters Patent. Thus, adopted children may serve to inherit the honor, notwithstanding any evidence to the contrary in the Letters Patent. The Letters Patent for a specific recipient will always triumph over these general Statutes.

Although the transfer of the honor unofficially occurs at the death of the previous generation, formal recognition of the transfer is requested by the Head of The Order of the Omujwaara Kondo. Written notice of the death of the previous generation, including a death certificate or equivalent asserting the same, is requested to be given to His Majesty the Omukama or his designee prior to formal recognition of the transfer of the Honour.

In the event the original grantee does not have children or does not foresee having children, the original grantee may request a modification of the original Letters Patent to have the honor pass in other reasonable ways. For example, if the original grantee is male and requests collateral passage to his brother and his brother’s heirs in the event he does not have children, upon his death the honor will pass as such provided the Letters Patent reflect this accommodation. Once the Letters Patent are signed by His Majesty the Omukama, they are irrevocable.

In the event the inheritor of the title and honor resides in a domicile / jurisdiction / state / country of residence that prohibits the use of titles or the honor at the time of receiving the honor, or the current Member moves into such a domicile / jurisdiction / state / country of residence, the title becomes honorary until the current Member moves into either another domicile / jurisdiction / state / country of residence which recognizes titles and honors, the domicile/jurisdiction/state/country of residence changes its stance on titles and honors, or a new inheritor, residing in another domicile/jurisdiction / state / country of residence, lays claim to the honor. Under no circumstances is the honor considered extinct unless all possible heirs to it as determined by the Letters Patent have died out, as a foreign government cannot extinguish Letters Patent of the Kingdom of Bunyoro-Kitara.

The next inheritor of the honor is responsible for the safekeeping of the original Letters Patent, breast star, or other physical manifestations of the honor, which in turn will pass to subsequent generations in accordance with the Letters Patent. Furthermore, unlike the original grantee of the honor, any inheritor of the honor is not required to attend an Empango ceremony in Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom – although it is recommended by His Majesty the Omukama as it serves to reinforce the cultural traditions of the honor and its ties to the Kingdom.