Tooro Well-Wishers Raise Shs 85.3 Million to Appreciate Musuuga Fort Portal, Uganda I URN | Well-wishers in Tooro have raised another sh85.3 million to appreciate Musuuga Charles Kamurasi, the head of the Tooro royal clan, for guiding the kingdom through the transition following the death of Omukama Oyo …
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She had been both mother and guardian to a boy whose childhood was lived under the gaze of a kingdom COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | The first time Queen Mother Best Kemigisa, 59, accompanied a king home in death, she was a young widow. It was …
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Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tooro Kingdom, in partnership with Reach A Hand Uganda (RAHU),has held the Tooro Annual Youth Conference at the Kingdom headquarters in Fort Portal. The high-impact gathering on 18th July 2025, which was themed “We Lead: Cultural Voices Driving Change,” brought together hundreds of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The 2nd edition of the Hima Cement Golf Open at Toro Club is expected to be one of the most competitive Uganda Golf Union events outside Kampala this year. With former Uganda Ladies Open champion Peace Kabasweka and Uganda team captain Joseph Cwiny-ai leading …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has dismissed an application by Balondemu, Candia and Wandera Advocates to recover more than one billion shillings from Best Kemigisa the Toro Queen Mother, a client they represented in two high-profile cases. The law firm, led by lawyers Alex …
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Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The enchanting Toro Club played host to the third edition of the Afriyea Golf Academy Parent-Child Golf competition on the weekend. The social golf event attracted participants of all ages and skill levels, truly, showcasing the power of inclusion and diversity. As part …
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By Independent Team On the morning of August 26, 2010, the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) of the Uganda Police led by its then head and now Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP) in charge of the Criminal Investigations and Intelligence Directorate (CIID), Grace Akullo, raided the Kololo home of Kampala …
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By Independent Investigations When Maj. Gen. Kale Kayihura ordered the arrest of top city lawyer, Bob Kasango on Aug. 26, he believed he was executing an order by the President, Yoweri Museveni. He was wrong. Kayihura had been told by Toro Queen Mother Best Olimi Kemigisa, who has a money …
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