Ugandan kingdom enthrones ex-TV anchor after succession fight
A 21-member Babiito committee selected the former broadcaster after King Oyo died without a publicly known heir, despite objections from the queen mother.
- 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 television journalist became the new monarch of Uganda's traditional Toro kingdom on Tuesday, after a young king died last month.
Ex-TV anchor crowned king of Ugandan kingdom after bitter succession fight
Former television anchor Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma was crowned as Tooro Kingdom's new king in Fort Portal after a contested succession. His enthronement closes, for now, a family dispute while restoring a key cultural symbol for the Batooro people.
Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma becomes the 13th monarch of the Batooro people after the death of his cousin.
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.
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