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On Monday, Prince Kijanangoma, a cousin to the King of Tooro, Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV said they were planning to throw the King out of the throne for failure to perform.
David Kijanangoma, the Tooro Kingdom Prince who was arrested and charged with inciting violence and holding illegal meetings, has been released on police bond.
Kijanangoma together with his relatives Kamara Jubilee and Allan Kawaya Kagoro were arrested last evening after reporting to Fort Portal police station where they had been summoned by Geoffrey Kaheebwa, the Kabarole district police commander. The three spent close to three hours undergoing interrogation.
They were however released at 9:00pm and ordered to report to the police every week on Tuesday.
Kaheebwa said that the police will not allow any member of the royal family to hold meetings without seeking permission from the police.
On Monday, Prince Kijanangoma, a cousin to the King of Tooro, Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV said they were planning to throw the King out of the throne for failure to perform.
Prince Kijanangoma, the younger brother of Patrick Happy Kijanangoma, the former King Tooro who was killed in 1999, says that King Oyo has abdicated his kingdom duties and decided to live in Kampala. He also accuses the king of disrespecting cultural norms and failure to prevail over the Queen Mother Best Kemigisa to stop interfering in Kingdom matters.
Prince Kijanangoma told Uganda Radio Network that he will continue pushing for change in the monarchy and denied that he had overthrown King Oyo.
Kijanangoma together with his relatives Kamara Jubilee and Allan Kawaya Kagoro were arrested last evening after reporting to Fort Portal police station where they had been summoned by Geoffrey Kaheebwa, the Kabarole district police commander. The three spent close to three hours undergoing interrogation.
They were however released at 9:00pm and ordered to report to the police every week on Tuesday.
Kaheebwa said that the police will not allow any member of the royal family to hold meetings without seeking permission from the police.
On Monday, Prince Kijanangoma, a cousin to the King of Tooro, Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV said they were planning to throw the King out of the throne for failure to perform.
Prince Kijanangoma, the younger brother of Patrick Happy Kijanangoma, the former King Tooro who was killed in 1999, says that King Oyo has abdicated his kingdom duties and decided to live in Kampala. He also accuses the king of disrespecting cultural norms and failure to prevail over the Queen Mother Best Kemigisa to stop interfering in Kingdom matters.
Prince Kijanangoma told Uganda Radio Network that he will continue pushing for change in the monarchy and denied that he had overthrown King Oyo.
