Why Omukama retained Omusuuga, Rwomiire as Tooro begins new reign
Omukama Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma Nyabongo I has retained Charles Kayondo Kamurasi as Omusuuga, the head of the Babiito royal clan, as he begins reorganising the administration of Tooro Kingdom following his installation as the new king. Kamurasi, who played a central role in the process that identified Nyabongo as the
Museveni gifts 100 Ankole cattle to Tooro King Nyabongo I
President Yoweri Museveni has gifted 100 heads of Ankole longhorn cattle to the newly enthroned Omukama of Tooro, His Majesty Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I. The gift was presented to Nyabongo I as he begins his reign as the 13th Omukama of Tooro, following his enthronement at Karuziika Palace in Fort
Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I enthroned as new Tooro king
Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I has been enthroned as the new Omukama of Tooro, succeeding the late King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, who died in the United States on August 27, 2026. Nyabongo I, whose birth name is Prince Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma, was formally crowned at Karuziika Palace in
Omukama-designate retraces Tooro tradition in night trek to Karuziika
Hundreds of people gathered at Rwengoma Palace on Bwamba Road in Fort Portal City last night to accompany Omukama-designate Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I on a symbolic midnight trek to Karuziika Palace ahead of his coronation today. The men-only procession, illuminated by reed torches, retraced an important Tooro tradition through which
