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.
‘I knew the type of cancer King Oyo was battling’ – Museveni
President Yoweri Museveni has revealed that he knew the type of cancer the fallen King of Tooro, Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, had been battling before his death in the United States. Museveni said he was informed about the King’s condition in November 2025, at the height of the
King Oyo’s body returns home
The body of the late Omukama of Tooro, King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, will return to Uganda on Friday, September 4, as the Kingdom begins final preparations for his burial. The announcement was made on Wednesday by Tooro Kingdom Prime Minister (Omuhikirwa) Calvin Armstrong Rwomiire while addressing journalists
Museveni grants King Oyo official burial
President Yoweri Museveni has directed that the late King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV of Tooro be accorded an official burial and that Uganda observe three days of national mourning in his honour. In a condolence message to the people of Uganda and the Tooro Kingdom, Museveni described
