Uganda pays respects to a former boy king as Tooro throne tensions flare

Uganda is mourning the burial of a former Tooro kingdom monarch once known as a youthful “boy king” while a renewed fight over the Tooro throne unfolds. The piece notes the king’s connections to Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi and recalls the monarchy’s revival in 1993; while Uganda’s traditional kingdoms wield no political power, they still serve as custodians of culture, making the burial a focal point for ongoing succession maneuvering within Tooro.