Uganda's Tooro kingdom succession disputed after death of King Oyo
The Queen Mother said President Yoweri Museveni had helped arrange for Oyo’s body to be brought back to Uganda and that government forces had begun work on the royal grave and roads leading to the tombs.
The succession dispute comes as preparations continue for Oyo’s burial at the royal tombs near his palace in Fort Portal.
However, Queen Mother Her Majesty Best Kemigisa said in a statement on Thursday, September 10, that the decision ignored her son’s will, which she said had clearly set out the order of succession to the Tooro throne.
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