Ugandan Tooro kingdom gripped by succession battle after monarch's death

The flag-draped coffin with the body of King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, of the Tooro Kingdom during a ceremony at the Entebbe International Airport in Uganda on September 4, 2026.

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