The body of the late Tooro King, Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, has left the United States ahead of its expected arrival in Uganda on Friday, September 4, 2026.
Video shared online showed the King’s coffin at a cargo facility in the United States as friends, relatives and well-wishers gathered to bid farewell before the journey home.
The body is expected to arrive at Entebbe International Airport at around 10 a.m., where President Yoweri Museveni is expected to receive it and pay his respects.
From Entebbe, the remains will be flown to Kyegegwa before being transported by road to Karuziika Palace in Fort Portal City.
According to Tooro cultural customs, the body of a deceased King must remain at the official palace rather than being moved between different royal residences.
The formal nine-day mourning period will begin once the body reaches Karuziika Palace, where it will lie in state before being transferred to the Karambi Royal Tombs for burial.
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