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Uganda Set to Bury Onetime ‘Boy King’ Whose Death Has Sparked a Succession Battle
Traditional Babiito rites will guide the burial and determine the next Omukama, with the incoming king casting nine coffee berries into the grave.
- On Saturday, September 12, 2026, thousands gathered in Fort Portal for the funeral of King Oyo Nyimba, who died last month at 34, concluding a nine-day mourning period for the traditional monarch.
- His death triggered an acrimonious succession dispute, with family members citing a will favoring his son, while Tooro elders announced prince Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma as successor.
- Ancient Babiito rituals govern the burial at Karambi Royal Tombs, requiring the successor-in-waiting to cast nine coffee beans into the grave one by one to secure his legitimacy.
- Amid the royal family's conflict, the Ugandan military increased security on Friday to prevent unrest, while Queen Mother Best Kemigisa stated the battle "undermined their ability to mourn."
- Following the burial, tradition requires a nine-day period before preparations for the enthronement of Kijanangoma, a news anchor at state broadcaster UBC, formally begin.
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Uganda set to bury onetime ‘boy king’ whose death has sparked a succession battle
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The funeral was underway Saturday in western Uganda for a traditional monarch who ascended the throne of the Tooro Kingdom as an infant in 1995 and died last month at 34, triggering a succession dispute that…
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King Oyo, once world’s youngest monarch, to be buried in western Uganda
By Elias Biryabarema KAMPALA, Sept 12 (Reuters) - The late Ugandan monarch, Oyo Nyimba, who made global headlines in 1995 when he took the throne of the Tooro Kingdom at age 3, was due to be buried on Saturday, as a succession dispute rages within the ...
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