https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/photos-a-journalist-is-crowned-king-in-ugandaContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/photos-a-journalist-is-crowned-king-in-ugandahttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/photos-a-journalist-is-crowned-king-in-uganda#u97256Sat, 03 Oct 2026 15:36:39 +0000Prince Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma, a former television broadcaster and editor with the Uganda Broadcasting Corporation, was crowned king of Uganda's Tooro Kingdom. The coronation follows a bitter succession dispute sparked by the death of the kingdom's onetime boy king, King Oyo Nyimba, in August. The new monarch took the regnal name Edward Rukidi Nyabongo and entered the Karuziika palace. However, the royal clan disputes the succession, leaving the monarchy divided over the legitimacy of the new ruler and a rival young heir.Why it mattersThe Tooro Kingdom is one of Uganda's trad