The succession battle in the Tooro Kingdom has taken a dramatic turn after Musuuga Charles Kamurasi, head of the Babiito royal clan, declared Prince Edward Rukidi Kiijanangoma as the new Omukama of Tooro.
Kamurasi made the announcement during the farewell service for the late Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV at St. John’s Cathedral in Fort Portal on Saturday, September 12, 2026.
Prince Edward Kiijanangoma, a cousin of the late King and former UBC news anchor, was reportedly selected by the Babiito succession committee following Oyo’s death on August 27 at the age of 34.
According to Kamurasi, the decision was reached collectively and was made in accordance with Ugandan law and the cultural traditions of the Tooro Kingdom.
“I want to inform you, the people of Tooro and Uganda at large, that we have a King. We sat down and agreed on one thing: the King is Prince Edward Rukidi Kiijanangoma. Whatever we have done, we have done within the laws of Uganda and the culture of Tooro,” Kamurasi said.
However, the declaration has opened another chapter in an already emerging succession dispute.
Members of King Oyo’s immediate family have reportedly rejected the move, instead pointing to the late monarch’s will, which they say provides for his biological son to succeed him.
The competing claims have now placed the future of the Tooro throne under intense public scrutiny, even as the Kingdom continues to mourn the death of Oyo, who served as Omukama for decades.
The latest development is expected to fuel further debate over who has the legitimate claim to succeed the late monarch and how the succession process should be handled under Tooro customs and Ugandan law.
Watch his Announcement Below;
Omusuuga Prince Charles Kamurasi has formally announced Prince Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma as the new King of Tooro Kingdom.#OmukamaOyoAtuulize#TayariWestUpdates pic.twitter.com/9lKBtMYTKk
— Tayari West TV (@TayariWestTV) September 12, 2026
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