Uganda: Museveni Relieved King Oyo Is Survived By an Heir

Museveni to receive King Oyo’s body as remains expected Thursday

The arrival of the king’s remains will mark the beginning of the official nine-day mourning preceding burial

Uganda: Museveni Relieved King Oyo Is Survived By an Heir

President Museveni has mourned the death of Tooro King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, describing the 34-year-old monarch's death as a major loss to Tooro and Uganda and ordering an official burial and three days of national mourning.

King Oyo’s body to be flown to Uganda as burial preparations continue

Preparations are underway to repatriate the body of the late King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV from the United States, where he had been receiving...

King Oyo funeral budget estimated at Shs1.7 billion

King Oyo delivering His Coronation Annivesary Speech Fort Portal, Uganda | URN | The proposed event-management budget for the funeral and burial of the late Tooro King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV has been estimated at Shs1.724 billion before Value Added Tax (VAT), according to a budget submitted to the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development. The budget, dated August 29, 2026, puts the direct event costs at Shs1.59675 billion, f…

Exclusive! Tooro King Oyo’s Burial To Cost UGX 1.7B

By Spy Uganda The planned funeral and burial ceremonies for Tooro’s King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV have been budgeted at UGX1.72 billion, according to an event management budget prepared for the Tooro Kingdom. The detailed budget, dated August 29, 2026 and addressed to the Ministry of Gender, Culture and Social Development, puts the…