To those Asking "Where is baby Oyo?" Just know you'll eat your words, King Oyo alledgedly left 3 sons behind. The question of whether they are legitimate is total crap, Toro Kingdom is a cultural institution and such BS is not in line with African cultural practices.
And that's where I blame her, the secrecy where not necessary. There is nothing wrong with a King impregnanting a "maid," if the rumors are true. There are customs or cultural practices that can be performed to legitimize that child regardless of whether the parents are married or not.
And the truth can't be wished away. The question of legitimacy of the children is a colonial concept and total Rubbish. African children automatically align with their father if known.
Well if she had accepted their existence at birth, we wouldn't be having this scuffle right now. I'm blaming her for keeping quiet, weren't the mothers of her son's children Queen material enough for her?
I was quiet earlier in mourning but now the ball is in the court for public debate. The Queen Mother is equally responsible and to blame for the succession disputes unfolding now.
And this is where they are all at fault. It's the King who appoints his heir, the clans men only come in when he doesn't do this. King Oyo's will whether ambiguous clearly states one of his children as heirs. We have to only wish this away if DNA proves otherwise.
Yes that's what tradition states.
Then make a case for the first Bito King Isingoma Labong Rukidi AKA Rukidi Mpuuga. Let's not forget that during King Oyo's burial it was mandated that a delegation from Acholi "Ker Kwaro" bring nine coffee seeds and a leopard skin to accompany him in the after life.
So that custom of "Must be a Mutoro woman" isn't a determining factor. Only circumstantial to further legitimize the heir's claim.
I can't believe the entire Babito clan is receiving pointers and a narrative from Andrew Mwenda who is not from that clan and was born yesterday. What does he know about culture?
Our societies are interlinked and connected, they have been so for generations spanning thousands of years. It's the British and their imperialistic policies of divide and rule that promoted tribalism. I'm only referencing the burial regalia in this instance. But even about 30 chiefs/ chiefdoms in Acholi of the over 50 that are there, are coronated with Bunyoro Kingdom Approval.
When they bring other kids, they claim that they are not from "batoro women." When they bring one from a Mutoro woman they claim it's from "a Maid." That's how you know it's not about succession but rather ending the Kaboyo line. The first Bito Kings were children of a Luo woman, Nyatworo daughter of Labong. So technically the entire Bito clan is illegitimate by those standards.
Well according to legend Rukidi the great was a twin brother to Kato Kimera who became King of Buganda. I know Tooro is a Young Kingdom, but I'm only stating to you that the lineage is the same. The reason the burial of Kaboyo, father of Oyo was delayed was because the Delegation from Acholi hadn't yet arrived with the "coffee beans and leopard Skin." This same custom was practiced in King Oyo's burial. It's a tradition that spans till the begining of the Luo Babito dynasty of the Bunyoro Kitara Empire.
Not inciting violence or anything but the Kenyan Army is just a paper Tiger. Uganda "snatched" Migingo Island and they did nothing about it. Our General said Nairobi could be captured in 2 weeks & they couldn't rebuttle.