Uganda buries onetime ‘boy king’ whose death has sparked succession battle

A portrait of Tooro’s King Oyo Nyimba is displayed inside St John’s Cathedral in Fort Portal (Patrick Onen/AP)

A portrait of Tooro’s King Oyo Nyimba is displayed inside St John’s Cathedral in Fort Portal (Patrick Onen/AP)

Sat, 12 Sep, 2026 - 12:46
Associated Press Reporter

The funeral was taking place on Saturday in western Uganda of a traditional monarch who ascended the throne of the Tooro Kingdom as an infant in 1995 and died last month aged 34.

His death triggered a succession dispute that has rocked the royal family and gripped the entire nation.

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