A cousin of the late Tooro King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV has said that the former monarch left behind more than one child.
His sentiments added a new twist to the ongoing debate surrounding his succession.
Ron Kazooba Kawamara made the revelation in a brief exchange on X after a social media user posted a message stating, “BABY OYO EXISTS.”
Kawamara responded to the post with a short reply: “Babies :)”
His response appears to indicate that Oyo had more than one child, although he did not provide the number of children, their names, ages or genders.
BABY OYO EXISTS.
— LoneChild ? (@LoneChildMJB) October 1, 2026
The revelation comes amid a succession dispute that followed the death of Oyo, who died on August 27, 2026, aged 34, while receiving cancer treatment in the United States.
Oyo, who ascended the Tooro throne in 1995 at the age of three, was buried at the Karambi Royal Tombs in Fort Portal on September 12.
His death triggered a dispute over who should succeed him.
The royal clan’s succession committee selected his cousin, Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma, a former television news anchor and editor at Uganda Broadcasting Corporation, as the new king.
Kijanangoma was subsequently enthroned as Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I at Karuziika Palace in Fort Portal.
However, Oyo’s immediate family had opposed the decision, arguing that the late king’s will named his biological son as his heir.
The existence of the son was first publicly disclosed following Oyo’s death.
Tooro Kingdom Prime Minister Calvin Armstrong Rwomiire said the late monarch had left an heir whose identity would be revealed at an appropriate time.
The Queen Mother, Best Kemigisa and Oyo’s sister, Princess Ruth Komuntale later said her brother’s 2022 will identified a son as his successor.
The succession committee, however, maintained that the reported son had not been formally presented to the royal clan according to Tooro customs.
Reports have also noted that Oyo never married and that the identity of the alleged son has not been publicly disclosed.
Kawamara’s latest comment is significant because it goes beyond the previously publicised claim that Oyo had one son.
The latest development is therefore likely to renew public interest in Oyo’s family and the circumstances surrounding the succession of the Tooro Kingdom, where traditional customs and the late king’s reported wishes have been at the centre of the dispute.