Uganda’s Youngest King Buried After Nine Days of Mourning
FORT PORTAL, Uganda — Thousands of mourners gathered in Fort Portal on Saturday as the late King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV of Tooro was laid to rest at...
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UPDF denies withdrawing Tooro royal guards or placing palace under...
FORT PORTAL, Uganda – The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has rejected claims by Tooro Queen Mother Best Kemigisa that the army withdrew royal guards from Karuziika Palace and placed...
Government awards higher education loans to 2,790 students for 2026/27
KAMPALA, Uganda — The Government of Uganda has approved higher education loans for 2,790 first year students for the 2026/2027 academic year under the Higher Education Students’ Financing Scheme (HESFS)....
🔥 King Oyo Burial Program released by Government and Tooro...
FORT PORTAL/KAMPALA, Uganda — Government and Tooro Kingdom officials have released an updated funeral programme for the late Omukama of Tooro, Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, whose remains are...
Tooro Supreme Council meeting postponed as succession uncertainty looms
KAMPALA, Uganda — The Prime Minister of Tooro Kingdom, Rt. Hon. Calvin Armstrong Rwomiire Akiiki, has postponed the Rukurato Orukuru Orw’Ensanju (Supreme Council) meeting that was scheduled for Tuesday, September 1,...
What next as King Oyo dies at 34?
FORT PORTAL | Uganda — Tooro Kingdom has entered a period of mourning and uncertainty following the death of Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, who died at about 10...
URSB Crisis: Five Top Officials Face Interdiction as Investigations Continue
KAMPALA, Uganda — Senior leadership at the Uganda Registration Services Bureau remains in limbo as mandatory leave, interdiction orders and parallel investigations into allegations of financial misconduct and institutional mismanagement...
