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Journalist Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma to be crowned Tooro king amid succession dispute
September 29, 2026 at 12:29 AM
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2 reports · 1 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 9 hours
Ugandan journalist Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma is set to be crowned the 13th king of the Tooro kingdom on 29 September.
- Kijanangoma, 56, was selected by the royal Babiito clan's succession committee on 9 September; the kingdom's supreme council ratified the choice on 15 September.
- His coronation at the Karuziika palace in Fort Portal is scheduled for 29 September, with President Yoweri Museveni attending.
- Princess Ruth Komuntale said the late King Oyo left a 2022 will naming his young son as heir; Queen Best Kemigisa argued the will should be respected.
- The succession committee said its selection followed Tooro customs, and Uganda's government backed Kijanangoma after no formal complaint was filed.