Fort Portal, Uganda | URN | As the Tooro Kingdom ushered in its 15th Omukama, one question continued to intrigue many Batooro and Ugandans: Why did the new king choose the name Nyabongo I? Prince Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma did not ascend the throne as Kijanangoma. Instead, following the decision of …
Read More »Tooro gets a new king, but not an easy succession
Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | For more than three decades, King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV was one of the most recognisable figures in Uganda’s traditional life. He became king of Tooro in 1995, when he was just three years old. His coronation turned him …
Read More »Musuuga reaffirms Kijanangoma’s selection as Tooro King
Fort Portal, Uganda | URN | The head of the Babiito royal clan in Tooro Kingdom Musuga Charles Kamurasi has reaffirmed the selection of Prince Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma as the new king of Tooro. Kamurasi made the remarks on Saturday during the funeral service of the late Omukama Oyo Nyimba …
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