Ugandan kingdom enthrones ex-TV anchor after succession fight
- Prince Edward Rukidi Nyabongo's coronation as the new King of Tooro is scheduled for today at Karuziika Palace, despite an urgent Fort Portal High Court application filed by petitioners seeking to halt the ceremony.
- Succession tensions emerged after King Oyo Nyimba's death in August; while the Babiito clan selected Nyabongo, Tooro Queen Mother Best Kemigisa claims the late monarch left a son, casting doubt on the transition.
- Petitioners Derick Alitugabira, Juliet Kangume, and Walezi Wa Katiba argue the selection process violated the late king's written will, urging the court to suspend proceedings pending a ruling on the main suit.
- The coronation committee confirmed preparations remain ongoing, and the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development announced President Yoweri Museveni plans to attend the ceremony in Fort Portal.
- Although culturally significant, traditional leaders like the new King hold no formal political authority in Uganda; the High Court has yet to convene to rule on the emergency interim application, leaving the event's status undecided.
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A veteran journalist on Uganda's state television is set to become king, but his ascension to the throne has been accompanied by a bitter row within the royal family. Prince Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma Nyabongo I, 56, will be crowned king of the Tooro kingdom, one of four officially recognized traditional kingdoms in Uganda. For more than two decades, Kijanangoma was a figure known to the public not as the heir to the throne, but as a journalist, …
JOURNALIST Edward Kijanangoma is the new king of the Ugandan kingdom of Tooro. His choice sparked a dispute as the late King Oyo reportedly had a son and heir who was not recognized by the council.
The previous king's cousin ascends to the throne in a twisted way after the family could not prove that Oyo had an illegitimate son living in Texas.
Ugandan kingdom enthrones ex-TV anchor after succession fight
A former television news anchor was being crowned king of Uganda's Tooro Kingdom on Tuesday, becoming the 13th monarch of the Batooro people in a ritual-laden ceremony marking the end of a succession dispute.
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