Why gov’t put Kijanangoma’s gazettement on hold
Government will not gazette Prince Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma Nyabongo I as the new King of Tooro until the dispute over the succession to the late Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV is resolved, Attorney General Dr Sam Mayanja has said. Mayanja said the declaration of Kijanangoma as King by
Nine years on, BoU still chasing Shs140bn Haba debt
Nearly nine years after Bank of Uganda (BoU) issued a guarantee linked to a Shs140.487 billion loan to Haba Group Ltd, the central bank is yet to recover the money or take the company to court, leaving legislators questioning how the public funds will be protected. The revelation has put
Museveni orders review of proposal to build commercial complex at City Square
President Yoweri Museveni has directed the Minister for Kampala Capital City and Metropolitan Affairs, Minsa Kabanda, to study a proposal seeking to redevelop Kampala City Square into a modern solar powered commercial complex and return to him with recommendations after consultations with Kampala Capital City Authority. In a directive dated
Tooro Kingdom shuts out journalists ahead of King Oyo’s send-off
A section of journalists has been blocked from accessing Karuziika Palace in Fort Portal ahead of the send-off of the late Omukama of Tooro, King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV. Security agencies initially told journalists that access restrictions were linked to a ban on mobile phones at the palace.
‘We are under house arrest,’ Queen Mother Kemigisa says
Queen Mother of Tooro, Her Majesty Best Kemigisa, has claimed that she and other members of the royal family have been placed under house arrest at Karuzika Royal Palace, days before the burial of her son, the late Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV. Kemigisa said security forces had
Prince Kijanangoma accepted to lead Tooro Kingdom- Babiito clan
Prince Edward Kijanangoma accepted the responsibility to lead the Tooro Kingdom after being selected by the Babiito clan to succeed the late Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, the clan has said. Kijanangoma was named the next King of Tooro on Wednesday following the death of King Oyo, who
How Babiito settled on Prince Edward Kijanangoma as Tooro’s next king
Yesterday,the succession committee of the Babiito Clan, named Prince Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma as the next Omukama of Tooro ending a week-long process that involved nominations, selection and extensive vetting. Prince Edward is a son of the late Prince Christopher Paul Kijanangoma and grandson of Omukama Sir George David Rukidi Kamurasi III, A 21-member team
Dramas as late Oyo’s family rejects Kijanangoma as new King of Tooro
The succession of the late Omukama of Tooro, Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, has been thrown ino uncertainty after his family rejected the selection of Prince Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma as the next king, insisting that the late monarch’s son is the rightful heir. The family says King Oyo left
Prince Kijanangoma named next King of Tooro
Prince Edward Kijanangoma Rukidi has been named the next King of Tooro following the death of Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV. The announcement was made by Babiito clan members at Karuziika Palance on Wednesday evening. Prince Edward is a son of the late Prince Christopher Paul Kijanangoma and
How King Oyo’s father died at his palace
The death of King Patrick Matthew Kaboyo Olimi III at his palace in Fort Portal on August 26, 1995, abruptly ended his reign and paved the way for his three year old son, Rukirabasaija Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, to become the Omukama of Tooro. Olimi III was born
