Former TV anchor crowned Tooro monarch amid succession dispute

Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma was crowned the 13th monarch of Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom on Tuesday, according to France 24. The former television news anchor succeeds King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV.

The previous king died of cancer last month, aged 34. His death triggered a succession dispute, with his mother saying a previously undisclosed son was entitled to the throne.

France 24’s account describes the coronation as bringing the dispute to an end. Other information in the source package says the dispute continues, leaving its status unresolved.

The Tooro Kingdom is the traditional realm of the Batooro people. The available material does not establish whether the coronation settled the competing succession claim.