Journalist ascends to throne in Uganda kingdom after succession dispute

Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma succeeds King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, who died last month.Published On 29 Sep 202629 Sep 2026A journalist has been crowned king of Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom, becoming the 13th monarch of the Batooro people in a ceremony marking the ⁠end of a succession dispute.Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma succeeded King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, whose death last month from cancer at age 34 triggered a feud after his mother said a previously undisclosed son was entitled to the throne.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Mystery son and disputed heir: Uganda’s king buried amid succession disputelist 2 of 3A kingdom within a republic: Inside Uganda’s Bugandalist 3 of 3Uganda football star Owori killed, weeks after death of rugby’s Gongodyoend of listUganda is a ⁠constitutional republic governed by an elected president, but four pre-colonial kingdoms remain influential symbols of identity and heritage despite not having political power.A 21-member committee from the royal Babiito clan selected Kijanangoma, 56, who is Oyo Nyimba’s cousin.Kijanangoma took the royal ‌name Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I in a traditional ceremony that included the slaughter of a ...