
Uganda's Vice President Jessica Alupo has met with Tooro Kingdom's Queen Mother Best Kemigisa and the Omusuga, Charles Kamurasi Akiiki, according to Uganda Update News. The report indicates the meeting took place as the Vice President paid tribute to the fallen King Oyo. Further details of the discussions or circumstances surrounding the meeting were not provided in the available report.
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