Tooro Kingdom has clarified that the official nine-day mourning period for the late Tooro King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV will begin only after his body arrives at Karuzika Palace.
The clarification supersedes earlier reports that the official mourning period had started immediately after the King’s death was announced.
King Oyo, who had been receiving medical treatment in the United States, died on Thursday evening at the age of 34.
Initially, the royal authorities had indicated that the mourning period and related traditional rites would begin on Friday, a day after the monarch’s death was formally announced by Omusuga Charles Kamurasi, the head of the royal clan.
However, in a press statement read by Fr. (Dr.) Charles Oyo on Saturday, Omusuga Kamurasi clarified that the official nine days of mourning will commence once the King’s body is received at the palace in Tooro.
Despite the clarification, the Kingdom continues to observe traditional protocols, rites and mourning practices as it awaits the arrival of the King’s remains.
Fr. Oyo is leading a five-member committee responsible for communications on matters concerning the death and funeral arrangements of the King.
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