President Yoweri Museveni has recalled a letter written to him by the late Tooro King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV weeks before his death.
Museveni made the revelation on Tuesday, September 29, during the coronation of Tooro’s new monarch, Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I, at Karuziika Palace in Fort Portal.
The Ugandan president said he found the letter a day after King Oyo was buried while going through his documents.
“I was very sad because the day after King Oyo was buried here, I was going through my documents and I found a letter which he had written to me on the 15th of June 2026,” Museveni said.
According to Museveni, King Oyo had written to thank him for several matters, including the appointment of ministers from Tooro.
“He was thanking me for a number of things, including appointing ministers from Tooro. This means that by June he was still writing letters,” he said.
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Museveni also paid tribute to the late monarch, highlighting his contribution during his long reign and saying his memory should be honoured.
King Oyo died on August 27, 2026, aged 34, while receiving cancer treatment in the United States. He was enthroned as the King of Tooro in 1995 at the age of three, becoming one of the world’s youngest monarchs.
His death was followed by a succession dispute within the royal family, with Queen Mother Best Kemigisa and King Oyo’s sister raising claims over a son they said the late king had left behind.
The Babiito royal clan, however, proceeded with the selection of Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma as King Oyo’s successor.
Kijanangoma, 56, a former television news anchor and editor, was crowned Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I during Tuesday’s ceremony, becoming the new monarch of the Batooro people.
Museveni congratulated the new king, recalling that he had watched him work as a television newsreader.
“I was watching him on the news as a good news reader in English, so I am sure he will do a good job here,” Museveni said.
Museveni’s revelation about the letter has since drawn questions online, with some users questioning why a letter dated June 15 was only publicly mentioned during the new king’s coronation nearly two months later.
The reactions focused mainly on the timing of the discovery and whether the letter could have been presented or mentioned earlier