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.
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This visit will offer him a closer look at the people, places and experiences behind our coffee, connecting Kampala, the Source of the Nile, coffee farms and the Africa Coffee Park.
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Left with nothing to offer, regime thugs have been going ahead of us, trying to bribe, demobilise and intimidate our people not to attend our events. RDCs, DISOs and 'presidential' advisors who should be civil servants have turned themselves into tools of these evil manoeuvres.
In Rwampara the RDC told the boda-boda riders that whoever attended our rally would no longer be allowed to operate within the district. In Rubaare, Ntungamo, they gathered many youths from the ghettos promising them money, and held them at some gardens until we finished our rally. Of course several of them defied and still showed up.
Now, here is this woman, a presidential advisor, asking the young people of Kabale not to receive an 'artiste'. She doesn't seem to understand that the people must have a right to receive and listen to all candidates and then make a decision on who to support. Of course, the joke is on her. Keep recording these criminals and exposing them. They will individually and collectively account for this abuse.
What should concern the citizens more is that the money used in all these despicable actions is public money which should be fixing roads and ensuring that we have medicine in hospitals.
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