Uganda's new king: The coronation that sparked a royal dispute | DW News

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Uganda'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's Christine Mhundwa looks at how a Ugandan journalist became the new king of Tooro, and why this royal dispute is far from over. 00:00 Introduction: Royal rift in Uganda over crowning of new Tooro king 00:21 Coronation of Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I exposes divisions within royal family 01:16 Traditional kingdoms reflect pre-colonial Uganda 01:34 Why President Yoweri Museveni returned the kingdoms 02:38 Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV was King of Tooro for three decades 03:00 Can the new King unite the people of Tooro? 03:57 DW correspondent Julius Mugambwa reports from Kampala 06:05 Will there be more chapters in this royal succession drama? For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on s

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