{"id":384127,"date":"2026-10-02T10:01:01","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T09:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ugandas-new-king-the-coronation-that-sparked-a-royal-dispute-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-10-02T10:01:01","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T09:01:01","slug":"ugandas-new-king-the-coronation-that-sparked-a-royal-dispute-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ugandas-new-king-the-coronation-that-sparked-a-royal-dispute-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Uganda&#8217;s new king: The coronation that sparked a royal dispute | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/uWt5Aa29Gxs\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Uganda's new king: The coronation that sparked a royal dispute | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uWt5Aa29Gxs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Uganda&#8217;s traditional Tooro kingdom has crowned a new king. But members of the royal family dispute his right to the crown. After the death of King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, they insist the late monarch left behind a son and a will naming a different heir. DW News Africa&#8217;s Christine Mhundwa looks at how a Ugandan journalist became the new king of Tooro, and why this royal dispute is far from over.<\/p>\n<p>00:00 Introduction: Royal rift in Uganda over crowning of new Tooro king<br \/>\n00:21 Coronation of Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I exposes divisions within royal family<br \/>\n01:16 Traditional kingdoms reflect pre-colonial Uganda<br \/>\n01:34 Why President Yoweri Museveni returned the kingdoms<br \/>\n02:38 Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV was King of Tooro for three decades<br \/>\n03:00 Can the new King unite the people of Tooro?<br \/>\n03:57 DW correspondent Julius Mugambwa reports from Kampala<br \/>\n06:05 Will there be more chapters in this royal succession drama? <\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baReddit: https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/DWNews\/<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Uganda&#8217;s traditional Tooro kingdom has crowned a new king. But members of the royal family dispute his right to the crown. After the death of King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, they insist the late monarch left behind a son and a will naming a different heir. 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