Uganda's UG Standard profiles Calvin Armstrong Rwomiire Akiiki, the diaspora businessman serving as Prime Minister of the Tooro Kingdom, as he leads the institution through a period of grief following the death of King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV. According to the publication, the transition has tested the kingdom's institutions amid uncertainty and competing interpretations of tradition, placing the spotlight on Rwomiire's leadership during this sensitive time in Fort Portal.

A succession dispute has emerged in Uganda's Tooro Kingdom following the death of Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV. According to Mbu, the naming of Prince Edward Kijanangoma Rukidi as the new Omukama has been opposed by Queen Mother Best Kemigisa and Tooro Kingdom authorities, throwing the installation process into uncertainty. The disagreement has raised fresh questions about the kingdom's succession process and who will rightfully assume the throne.

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.

Prince Edward Kijanangoma Rukidi has been designated as the next Omukama, or King, of Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom following the death of King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, according to Matooke Republic. The outlet said the announcement was made in the evening and starts the process to install a new monarch in the western Ugandan kingdom, with the title highlighting his path from UBC to the throne.

The late Omukama of Tooro, Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, left behind a Will dated September 14, 2022, that expressly provides for succession to the Tooro throne, naming his son as first heir and successor, according to details of the document reported by CampusBee. The Will sets out a clear order of succession for the Ugandan kingdom.

The Scribe reports that Uganda's cultural institutions are increasingly destabilised when traditional kings fall ill or die, with unclear or contested succession rules leading to rival cabinets, competing claimants, court battles and security deployments. The report describes a pattern in which parallel power structures emerge whenever a throne is vacant or its occupant is too weak to arbitrate. It cites the Tooro Kingdom as the latest example, where a rupture is unfolding around King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi.