SAD NEWS
Dear Friends, I have just lost my young brother’s wife who succumbed injuries as a result of a Boda Boda Accident. She was just 30 years old leaving two young boys.
Pray for us that the Lord strengthens us in such a time 🙏. Psalm 36
Rev. Nathan Mugalu Balirwana
The now-deceased Tooro kingdom leader visited some high-end hospitals in Kampala after feeling persistent backpain. X-rays, MRI scans later, they told him they saw nothing.
Being a person of means, he flew to a hospital in Nairobi where he was diagnosed with cancer. A year later he was dead. What did the doctors in Nairobi see that the Kampala ones couldn’t?
Well, Nairobi has a Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scan or a few. Kampala and the whole of Uganda don’t. A PET scan costs about $3m (Shs 11.7bn) or approximately 17 Land Cruisers.
If there was a meeting of government officials, you would run out of space to park them. That is how many we have in Uganda but a PET Scan is not something we have been able to buy and install yet.
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Ba jjajja ffe Abataka abakulu abobusolya mu Buganda bakiise mu bukama bwa Tooro okukubagiza, nga empisa yabwe ne nnono bweri nti tebaziika bakubagiza bukubagiza nga okuziika kuwedde.
To all the 1990s babies, this one is so personal. It has hit differently. It hurts.
This particular portrait still hangs in many of our homes, carrying memories of an era and a King of our age.
We have lost our King.
To the wider Babiito family, the Tooro Kingdom, and Uganda at large. Kitalo Nnyo. 🕊️
May his legacy live on.
Embeera nga bw'efaanana mu Lubiri e Mmengo, bbendera zewuubira mu makkati!
Obuganda buyimiridde wamu n'abantu ba Tooro oluvannyuma lw'okuviibwako Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV
Gutusinze nnyo Ayi Ssaabasajja
It is with profound sadness and a heavy heart that I announce the passing of His Majesty the Omukama of Tooro, King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, at approximately 10:00 p.m. this evening.
This is an immeasurable loss to the Royal Family, the people of Tooro and the nation of Uganda.
Omukama Atulize.
Enkuba Etutire.
I call upon the people of Tooro to remain united, calm and prayerful during this difficult time.
The continuity of the Crown is assured. His Majesty leaves behind a Prince as his heir, whose identity will be formally revealed at the appropriate time, in accordance with the traditions and customs of Tooro Kingdom.
An official statement will follow with further details, including the funeral and mourning arrangements.
May His Majesty the King rest in eternal peace.
Okaali Atuulize!
Rest easy His Majesty Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV.
You led a Kingdom through its toughest crises, at a young age, with grace, charm and determination.
Your friendship, inspite of your royalty, was something I could always count on.
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATION
From the Prime Ministers Office
To all the people of Tooro & the Public,
This is to inform you that King Oyo is currently in a critical condition.
At this difficult time, we humbly ask the people of Tooro & our friends to keep His Majesty in your prayers
The final ritual of the trimming of the thatch at the entrance of the Muzibwazaalampanga at the Kasubi World Heritage Site is finally done! We congratulate HM, the Katikkiro & the people of Buganda for the resilience in restoring this @UNESCO World Heritage property. Please visit