Omukama of Tooro

Omukama wa Tooro (translates to the King of Tooro) is the official title given to the king of Tooro in Uganda.

Omukama of Tooro
Omukama wa Tooro
Incumbent
Rukidi IV since 12 September 1995
Details
Style	His Majesty
Heir apparent	Prince James Mugenyi
First monarch	Olimi I
Formation	1830
Residence	New Tooro Kingdom Palace, Fort Portal

The Omukama of Tooro (centre) and the British governor of Uganda, Sir Frederick Crawford (right) at the signing of an agreement in Kabarole, Tooro Kingdom, Uganda, late 1950s.

The kingdom was founded in 1830 by Rukirabasaija Omukama Kaboyo Olimi l Amooti who was the son of Rukirabasaija Kyebambe lll Nyamutukura Amooti, the king of Bunyoro.^{[citation needed]} In the 1950s, the Uganda National Congress supported the Omukama as he resisted the Central Government's efforts to "rule" Tooro as a district.^[1]

Tooro existed as an independent kingdom until 1967 when President Apollo Milton Obote banned all kingdoms in Uganda. The kingdoms were reinstated as cultural institutions in 1993.

Today, the Omukama of Tooro and the other kings play a vital role in Ugandan politics as cultural leaders and agents of peace and stability in their respective kingdoms. Tooro and Bunyoro kingdoms enjoy a close relationship.

List of Abakama ba (Kings of) Tooro

The following is a list of the Abakama of Tooro, starting around 1800 AD:^{[citation needed]}

1. Kaboyo Olimi I, (Kasunsu Nkwanzi), c. 1830 – 1861
2. Kazaana Ruhaga I, c. 1861 – 1862
3. Nyaika Kasunga Kyebambe I, c. 1862–1863 and c. 1864–1874
4. Kato Rukidi I, 1863–1864
5. Mukabirere Olimi II, c. 1874–1876
6. Mukarusa Kyebambe II, c. 1876–1877
7. Isingoma Rukidi ll, c. 1877
8. Rubuubi Kyebambe III, c. 1878–1879
9. Kakende Nyamuyonjo, c. 1878 and 1881–1882
10. Katera Rujwenge, c 1878–1879
    a period of Interregnum, 1880–1891; reverted to Bunyoro
11. Daudi Kasagama Kyebambe IV, 1891–1928
12. George David Kamurasi Rukidi III, 1929–1965
13. Patrick David Matthew Kaboyo Olimi III, 1965–1995^[2]
    interrupted by the discontinuation by the Ugandan government, 1967–1993
14. Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, 1995–present

See also

• Omukama of Bunyoro
• Kabaka of Buganda
• Tooro Kingdom
• Omukama

References

1. Uzoigwe, G. N., ed. (1982). Uganda: The dilemma of nationhood. New York: NOK Publishers International. p. 237. ISBN 0-88357-038-6. LCCN 74-81845.
2. Doornbos, Martin; Mwesigye, Frederick (1994). "The new politics of kingmaking". In Hansen, Holger Bernt; Twaddle, Michael (eds.). From chaos to order: The politics of constitution-making in Uganda. Kampala: Fountain Publishers. p. 61. ISBN 9970-02-044-7.