Traders Cash In as Thousands of Mourners Flood Fort Portal for Final Send-Off
Business activity has surged around Karuziika Palace and across Fort Portal City as large numbers of mourners arrive for the burial of the late King Oyo.
Tooro Leaders Urge Government to Establish Regional Cancer Institute in Memory of Late Omukama Oyo
As Tooro Kingdom begins official mourning for Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, legislators from the region have called on the Government to establish a regional cancer institute in Fort Portal named after the late King, arguing that his death exposes the urgent need for accessible screening and treatment services beyond Kampala.
George Kamurasi Selected as Next King of Tooro
The Royal Succession Committee of Tooro Kingdom has selected 36-year-old George Desmond Kamurasi as the proposed successor to the late Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, with formal proclamation expected after the King’s burial on 12 September.
Tooro Forms 21-Member Committee to Identify King Oyo’s Successor
Tooro Kingdom has constituted a 21-member committee of Babiito clan elders to identify and formally announce the successor to the late Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV.