Tooro burial overshadowed by royal succession row
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Uganda's Tooro king Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, who died of cancer in the US, was laid to rest amid tensions over his heir: clan elders named TV presenter Prince Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma as the next monarch, a choice disputed by the king’s family who point to a 2022 will naming his young son as successor. The royal household faced movement restrictions, with security and guards withdrawn, as religious leaders and President Museveni urged unity rather than division.
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