Former Busiro South MP Charles Matovu Laid to Rest Today in Wakiso
Sunday 25 October, at his ancestral home in Kungu-Lutale, Wakiso District, three days after his sudden death at Mulago Hospital.
King Oyo: The Boy King, the Succession War and a Kingdom Left in Uncertainty
From his death in the United States on 27 August 2026 to his burial at Karambi Royal Tombs exactly 31 years after his coronation, the story of Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV has been marked by grief, a bitter succession battle, high-level rituals, public tension and many unanswered questions that still hang over the Tooro Kingdom.
King Oyo Buried on Exact Day He Was Crowned 31 Years Ago
In a powerful historical coincidence, Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV was laid to rest on 12 September 2026 — exactly 31 years after he was installed as King of Tooro as a three-year-old on the same date in 1995.
Body of King Oyo Arrives in Uganda
The body of the late Omukama of Tooro, King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, arrived at Entebbe International Airport on 4 September 2026 and was received by President Yoweri Museveni before being transported to Karuziika Palace, marking the start of the official nine-day mourning period.
Tentative Burial Programme Released for Uganda's Veteran Statesman Gen. Hon. Moses Ali
The family and government release a multi-day burial programme for Gen. Moses Ali, combining religious rites, state honours at Parliament and Kololo, and a final homecoming to Adjumani.