Ugandan outlet BigEye published a photo-style retrospective highlighting six public appearances it says captured warmth and togetherness between Tooro monarch King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV and his mother, Queen Mother Best Kemigisha. According to BigEye, the kingdom is mourning the monarch, and the piece frames the remembered moments as evidence of a close mother-son bond.

Uganda Update News reports that the remains of Tooro’s Omukama, King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, are to be received by President Museveni at Entebbe International Airport tomorrow morning, with a nine-day mourning period to follow. The outlet says repatriation arrangements are under way, but the provided blurb is truncated and the claim is attributed solely to the source.

Uganda’s Independent profiles Queen Mother Best Kemigisa, 59, as a figure shaped by royal bereavement: first widowed in 1995 when her husband, Omukama Patrick, died, and now mourning her son, King Oyo. The cover story recalls her role as mother and guardian to a boy whose childhood unfolded under the kingdom’s gaze, framing her life through duty, loss and public mourning.

Ugandan musician Shakira Shakiraa has defended her friendship with the late King of Tooro, Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, amid online skepticism about her claims. According to Sqoop, she said the bond began after a gym machine malfunction and grew into a genuine friendship. Following the monarch's passing, she joined the nation in mourning and spoke publicly about their relationship, insisting it was authentic despite the backlash.

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has directed Gender, Labour and Social Development Minister Lt Gen (Rtd) Henry Tumukunde to help resolve disagreements over the succession of the late Tooro King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV ahead of his burial on September 12. According to Eagle Online, Tumukunde disclosed the directive on Monday after arriving at Karuziika Royal Palace in Fort Portal, where discussions on the kingdom's succession dispute are expected to take place.

Uganda's Ministry of Health has barred Congolese nationals from entering the country to attend the burial of Tooro King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru IV, citing an ongoing Ebola outbreak affecting the region, according to NTV Uganda. A ministry document reportedly states that the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo will remain closed to mourners, as part of measures to prevent people infected with Ebola from crossing into Uganda during the funeral.