Rukidi IV of Tooro
34
MENTIONS
27
EPISODES
24
PODCASTS
Search complete. 34 mentions across 27 episodes found for "Rukidi IV of Tooro".
Oct 5, 2026
YarePANELIST
I'm not gonna make assumptions.
William OrshaniHOST
Yeah, Oyo Nyimba of Uganda, yeah, uh, eastern Uganda.
YarePANELIST
Yeah.
DrevianPANELIST
Mm-hmm.
YarePANELIST
Yeah, I don't know the full details, I'm not gonna make assumptions.
William OrshaniHOST
Yeah, Oyo Nyimba of Uganda, yeah.
William OrshaniHOST
Uh, eastern Uganda.
YarePANELIST
Yeah.
Ryland BartonHOST
A journalist has been crowned king of a traditional monarchy that lost its one-time boy king last month.
Ryland BartonHOST
The death of King Oyo Nyimba last month triggered a succession dispute in Uganda's Toro Kingdom.
Ryland BartonHOST
The journalist picked to replace him is a prince who had long been employed as a broadcaster and editor with Uganda Broadcasting Corp.
Ryland BartonHOST
He performed rituals overnight, was ushered into the palace, and it was, and was formally unveiled to his followers today.
Ron BrownHOST
People have been dancing and playing music in the streets, while the new monarch has taken part in a traditional ceremony that included the slaughter of a bull and the sprinkling of a hen's blood.
Ron BrownHOST
The prince was controversially chosen to succeed his cousin, King Oyo, who died last month with no recognised heir.
Ron BrownHOST
In his first speech, Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I said his people had a big task ahead to protect their culture, traditions and customs.
Ron BrownHOST
A renowned painting by the British artist J.M.W. Turner has returned to the city that inspired it nearly two centuries ago.
FerdinandHOST
Ni Radio Rwanda mwajuje gukurikira murayumvira kuri FM ndetse no kuri internet muri gahunda y'amakuru mu Kinyarwanda kura ya manwa.
FerdinandHOST
Mu gihugu cya Uganda harimo kubera imihango yo kwimikaho umwami mushya w'ubwami bwa Toro, Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I, asimbuye Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV watanze mu kwezi gushize kwa munani azize indwara ya kanseri.
FerdinandHOST
Adamu Swizera.
Adamu SwizeraCORRESPONDENT
Uyu muhango ugiherera mu ngoro ya Karuzika iri mu mujyi wa Fort Portal, aho witabiriwe n'imbaga y'Abanya-Uganda baturutse mu bice bitandukanye by'igihugu.
speaker_1HOST
The interior minister says over 160 arrests have been made and he says they cannot tolerate excesses.
speaker_1HOST
And finally, a former TV news anchor has been crowned the King of Uganda's Toro Kingdom following a succession dispute after the death of King Oyo.
speaker_1HOST
The 56-year-old King Edward was chosen by a 21-member committee from the Royal Babito clan.
speaker_1SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
My son, what is going to happen to you tomorrow? Where are you going to end up, son?
Nkechi OgbonnaHOST
And a new king is set to be crowned in Uganda's Toro Kingdom on Tuesday following the death of King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV.
Nkechi OgbonnaHOST
We hear about the coronation process.
Charles MwangusiaGUEST
He will perform other ceremonies that signify his assumption of the throne.
FaizalHOST
...
FaizalHOST
but the late king Oyo.
AineHOST
The king Oyo basically.
FaizalHOST
Because you cannot tell me these things have all just erupted now.
FaizalHOST
These things were there.
LoriHOST
Yep.
LoriHOST
And King Oyo of Uganda.
LexiHOST
Real young
LoriHOST
guy.
Rod CabralHOST
the captain and goalkeeper of S.E. Don's in Bexley Heath, England, is a first cousin of the Touro subregion's late king and grandson of King George David Matthew Kumarasu Rukid III, who ruled between 1928 and 1965.
Rod CabralHOST
The kingdom's royal succession committee selected Kumarasi after the death of King Oyo, Niimba, Kabamba, Iguru, Rukidi, who had occupied the throne in Turo since 1995, after succeeding his father at age three.
Rod CabralHOST
Oyo's death prompted an outpouring of grief across Turo and Uganda, said news site UG Diplomat.
Rod CabralHOST
President Yoweri Museveni described him as a good person and a good leader, whose death was a great loss to the people of Turo and Uganda.
17 more episodes mention Rukidi IV of Tooro.
Create an account to see the whole feed, search across every transcript, and follow the entities you care about.