Tag: Tooro succession

Tooro Coronation Thrown Into Uncertainty as Last-Minute Court Petition Seeks to Block Nyabongo’s Installation

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The planned coronation of Prince Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I as the new Omukama of Tooro has been thrown into...

Queen Mother Kemigisa Reveals Oyo Left Son in US, Criticises Tooro Succession Process

Cultures Sarah Kamanyire -
Tooro’s Queen Mother, Best Kemigisa, has revealed that her late son, King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, left...

Prince David Kijanangoma Dies, Days After His Brother Ascends Tooro Throne

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The Tooro royal family is mourning again. Prince David Kijanangoma Araali, elder brother of the newly installed King Edward Rukidi...

Tooro Prime Minister Calls for Healing, Unity After King Oyo’s Burial

Cultures Sarah Okello -
Tooro Kingdom Prime Minister Calvin Armstrong Rwomiire Akiiki has called for healing, reconciliation and institutional renewal following the burial...

The King Is Dead, but the Crown Has Not Found Its Head

Cultures Stephen Kalema -
As Tooro Kingdom prepares to bury thier fallen King Oyo Nyimba, a royal dispute over his successor threatens to...

Prince Kijanangoma Named Tooro’s Next King After Oyo’s Death

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The Tooro Kingdom has chosen a new custodian of its throne, with Prince Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma named the next...

Tooro Puts Babiito Clan at Heart of King Oyo Funeral and Succession

Cultures Sarah Kamanyire -
The Kingdom has unveiled strict traditional protocols governing the late King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV’s funeral, nine-day...

Museveni Grants King Oyo Official Burial, Orders Three-Day Half-Mast Mourning

Cultures Sarah Okello -
President Yoweri Museveni has directed that the late Omukama of Tooro, King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, be...