Journalist to be crowned king in Uganda after bitter succession dispute
Kijanangoma is being crowned amid a dispute over a young heir whom the royal clan does not recognise.
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"As a mother, that was extraordinarily painful."
— Queen Best Kemigisa , Celebrity
"No child should be placed in circumstances where returning to his father's homeland could mean being drawn into hostility and conflict."
— Queen Best Kemigisa , Celebrity
"The crown has moved to a different line within the ruling clan."
— Charles Mwanguhya , Other
Key People
The Information Minister of the Tooro kingdom.
He was the world's youngest reigning monarch and king of the Tooro kingdom in Uganda.
The new king of Uganda's Tooro kingdom, previously known as a storyteller and media anchor.
The late king's mother who has appealed for peace during the mourning period.
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Kijanangoma is being crowned amid a dispute over a young heir whom the royal clan does not recognise.
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