Claim: Several social media posts claim that Tooro King, Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, has died.
The claims are misleading. The Tooro Kingdom has confirmed that King Oyo is alive but in critical condition.In an official statement on August 27, Tooro Kingdom Prime Minister Calvin Armstrong Rwomiire Akiiki confirmed that the King is in critical condition and appealed to the public to keep him in their thoughts and prayers.
Sources close to the Kingdom also reported that King Oyo was admitted to a hospital in the United States a few weeks ago.The New Vision Article
Therefore, claims that King Oyo has died are false, while the confirmed information is that he is critically ill. The unverified death claims risk causing unnecessary fear, speculation and tension among the people of Tooro and the King’s well-wishers.
