Secret son revelation ignites bitter succession dispute in Ugandan kingdom
Family of late King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV reject committee’s choice of cousin and TV presenter as new monarch
TL;DR
- The Tooro kingdom in Uganda is facing a succession dispute after the death of King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV.
- The royal clan's succession committee selected Prince Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma, a TV news anchor, as the new crown prince.
- King Oyo's sister revealed his will states a previously unknown son should succeed him.
- The king's mother denounced the committee and claimed the royal family was under house arrest.
- Traditional succession in Tooro requires a royal child to be officially introduced to elders and born to a queen married to the king.