She also raised concern over events that followed the reading (Photo: Courtesy)
Tooro Queen Mother Best Kemigisa has appealed for calm and a dignified burial for her late son, King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, as a bitter dispute over his succession threatens to deepen divisions within the kingdom.
Kemigisa urged those fighting over the throne to allow the royal family and the people of Tooro time to mourn before turning their attention to the succession question.
“To those fighting over the throne please, there will be time for all of that. Let us grieve and bury my son King Oyo… Please allow us to send him home with the dignity and respect he deserves,” she said.
The Queen Mother said King Oyo’s will was read to members of the royal family and government representatives the morning after his death.
