Royal family rift after popular TV news presenter chosen to succeed Ugandan king
Another royal, UK-based Prince George Desmond Kamurasi, was initially considered for the throne but declined, citing other responsibilities, according to the succession committee.
At a press conference in the kingdom's capital of Fort Portal, the royal clan's succession committee announced Kijanangoma, Oyo's cousin and a news presenter at the state-run broadcaster UBC, as monarch.
Thousands of mourners are expected to attend the burial at the royal tombs near the palace in Fort Portal in western Uganda.
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