Busoga continues to pay tribute to His Majesty King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV.
At Igenge Palace , flags are flying at half-mast as the region joins the people of Tooro and the nation in mourning the passing of His Majesty.
The lowered flags stand as a solemn symbol of respect, grief and honour for a beloved King who reigned for nearly 31 years, serving as an enduring symbol of unity, culture and tradition.
May His Majesty’s legacy continue to inspire generations.
The Chief of Defence Forces, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has sponsored meals for 1,000 people at the Tooro Kingdom Palace in honour of the late King Oyo.
The 1,000 mourners will be hosted for breakfast, lunch and dinner as the kingdom mourns the passing of its former monarch.
Fellow Ugandans, especially the Bazzukulu,
It is with a lot of sadness that, on the behalf of all Ugandans, Maama Janet and myself, I extend our most heart-felt condolences to the Royal Family of Tooro and to all Ugandans on account of the death of the prominent Muzzukulu, His Highness Oyo, the King of Tooro at such a young age of 34. How unfair life can be!! He was orphaned while still young and he has died young.
In the short life on earth, he had shown that he had potential of working well with the Central and Local Governments to develop Tooro. What a loss to Tooro and Uganda.
Some months back, Her Royal Highness Kemigisa, Nyinomukama, came to tell me that the Muzzukulu Oyo had cancer that was very aggressive. The Government supported them to go to Germany and, then, the USA where he died.