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.

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni received the remains of King Oyo at Entebbe International Airport on Thursday mid-morning, according to Uganda Update News. Addressing the nation at the ceremony, Museveni said the Queen Mother had informed him in February about the monarch's treatment abroad. The report indicates the body of the traditional ruler was repatriated to Uganda, with the president personally receiving the remains and speaking to the country about the circumstances surrounding the king's death and medical care overseas.

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.

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 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.

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni hosted Mr. Gilbert Weill, a survivor of the 1976 Entebbe Airport hijacking, along with his family and friends at State House Entebbe. This visit marks a symbolic return to Uganda nearly five decades after the historic event, with Mr. Weill now 78 years old.