The succession controversy surrounding the late Tooro King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV has taken another turn after Musuuga Charles Kayondo Kamurasi Akiiki challenged claims that the late monarch left behind a son who could succeed him.
Speaking at a press conference at the Uganda Media Centre, Kamurasi, the head of the Babiito royal clan, said the alleged child has not been formally recognised within the established cultural and traditional structures of the Tooro Kingdom.
“As far as we are concerned, and in accordance with the culture and traditions of the Kingdom, the child they are claiming is not known,” Kamurasi said.
The remarks come amid an ongoing dispute over the succession of King Oyo, who died on August 27, 2026, aged 34.
Before his burial, members of Oyo’s immediate family had maintained that the late King left a son and that his will provided for the child to succeed him. The identity and status of the alleged heir have remained at the centre of the succession debate.
Kamurasi and the Babiito royal clan, however, have maintained that the succession process must follow the established traditions and procedures of the kingdom.
The Musuuga previously announced Prince Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma as the successor to King Oyo, saying the Babiito selection process had followed Ugandan law as well as Tooro’s cultural and traditional norms.
The announcement was rejected by some members of Oyo’s immediate family, who argued that the late king’s will should be respected and that his reported son should be considered in the succession process.
Kamurasi’s latest comments therefore add another layer to the dispute, with the Babiito leadership maintaining that anyone presented as a potential heir must first be recognised through the kingdom’s established cultural and succession procedures.
The disagreement has left the question of how claims surrounding Oyo’s alleged son should be handled as one of the key unresolved issues in the wider Tooro succession controversy.
UPDATE: Musuuga Charles Kamurasi Akiiki says the Tooro Kingdom will not accept a child born abroad being brought into the kingdom without the knowledge of the Musuuga.
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