Tag: Uganda Monarchy

Museveni Presides Over Coronation of Tooro’s New King Nyabongo I as Kingdom Begins New Era

Cultures Sarah Kamanyire -
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni today presided over the coronation of His Royal Highness Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I as the...

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

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

Tooro Clarifies Queen’s Status, Raises Questions Over Future Succession

Cultures Sarah Kamanyire -
Rebecca Amoding, the wife of Tooro’s king-elect Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I, will retain her official status as queen despite...

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...

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...

‘Take Me Instead’: Queen Mother Kemigisa’s Heartbreaking Farewell to King Oyo

Obituary Ibrahim Ojuku -
As Tooro buried its young king, Queen Mother Best Kemigisa revealed the prayer of a mother who was willing...

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...

Museveni Says He Knew of King Oyo’s Cancer Before His Death

Latest News Moses Kabasibante -
President Yoweri Museveni said on Friday that he had been informed of the type of cancer the late King...

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...

Georgia President Mourns King Oyo, Sends Condolences to Tooro and Uganda

Deplomacy Sarah Kamanyire -
Georgia’s President Mikheil Kavelashvili has joined a growing chorus of international leaders mourning the death of King Oyo Nyimba...

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...