Fort Portal, Uganda | URN | As Tooro King subjects continue to mourn the passing of King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukiidi IV, his passing has sparked discussions about the future of the kingdom and the line of succession. While the kingdom’s customs favor a clear line of succession, with …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | Hundreds of mourners and Tooro Kingdom loyalists lined the Fort Portal-Kampala Highway to pay their last respects to the late Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV as his body was transported to Fort Portal ahead of burial. The revered monarch, who died last …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The remains of the fallen Tooro king, Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, have arrived in his kingdom, marking the beginning of an emotional homecoming for a monarch whose reign spanned three decades. The casket carrying the 34-year-old monarch was flown from Entebbe …
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Entebbe, Uganda | URN | The body of the late Omukama of Tooro, King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, has arrived in Uganda, marking the beginning of nine days of official mourning of the fallen king. The casket containing the remains of the fallen king touched down at Entebbe …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | Tooro Kingdom Prime Minister Calvin Armstrong Rwomire has defended his decision not to publicly inform top officials in the Kingdom that King Oyo was out of the country for treatment. He had originally stated that late Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV was abroad …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | President Yoweri Museveni paid the medical and repatriation costs for the remains of the late Omukama of Tooro, Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, from the United States to Uganda. The Minister for the Presidency, Milly Babalanda, told Parliament on Thursday that the President provided …
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Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda Board Chairman Charles Mbire has paid tribute to the late King of Tooro, Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, describing his passing as a great loss to the Kingdom of Tooro and the country. Mr. Mbire visited the King’s residence in Buziga, …
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Fort Portal, Uganda | URN | Personnel from the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UDPF) and the Police have been deployed at the Tooro Kingdom administrative offices at Muchwa in Fort Portal City. The Muchwa also houses the kingdom’s parliamentary chambers (Orukurato Orukuru Orwensanju). The deployment followed an announcement by Tooro …
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The boy who inherited a crown and made it his own COVER STORY | ISAAC KHISA | There are easier ways to become an adult than by becoming a king first. King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV had little choice in the matter. At three, he inherited …
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NEWS ANALYSIS | URN | The death of King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru IV has triggered a series of traditional rites in the Tooro Kingdom, including the symbolic closure of the royal seat, a nine-day vigil and the search for his successor. The rites are intended to safeguard the throne during …
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