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King’s Body Arrives in Uganda Ahead of September 12 Burial

9/7/2026

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Summary

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President Yoweri Museveni received King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV’s body at Entebbe Airport on September 4.
A military helicopter flew the coffin to Kyegegwa, then road-transported it to Karuziika Palace, Fort Portal.
The body will lie in state at Karuziika Palace nine days, before burial on September 12.
Babiito clan head Charles Kamurasi said he knew nothing about the king’s young son, sparking a succession dispute.

History

Historical Context

Milton Obote’s 1966 military raid on Kabaka Mutesa II’s Lubiri ended Buganda’s constitutional monarchy after he suspended the 1962 constitution and declared himself president. Mutesa, crowned on 19 November 1942, had become Uganda’s first president in 1963. Today, President Yoweri Museveni greeted the late King Rukidi IV’s body at Entebbe, echoing the unresolved Buganda-central government clash.

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Story summary

President Yoweri Museveni received King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV’s body at Entebbe Airport on September 4.
A military helicopter flew the coffin to Kyegegwa, then road-transported it to Karuziika Palace, Fort Portal.
The body will lie in state at Karuziika Palace nine days, before burial on September 12.
Babiito clan head Charles Kamurasi said he knew nothing about the king’s young son, sparking a succession dispute.

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