Lineage of Kingship Precursor to Toro Kingdom

Table 1: Lineage of Kingship Precursor to Toro Kingdom

King/Omukama	Clan	Father	Mother	Period of Reign	Reign
Kintu	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	late 900	Batembuzi (Reign of the gods)
Kakama	Bagabu	Kintu	Kati	early 1000
Itwale	Bagabu	Kakama	Unknown	early 1000
Hangi	Bagabu	Itwale	Unknown	mid 1000
Ira lya Hangi	Bagabu	Hangi	Unknown	mid 1000
Kabengera Kazooba ka Hangi	Bagabu	Hangi	Unknown	late 1000
Nyamuhanga	Bagabu	Kazooba	Unknown	early 1100
Nkya I	Bagabu	Nyamuhanga	Nyabagabe	early 1100
Nkya II	Bagabu	Nyaka I	Unknown	mid 1100
Baba	Bagabu	Nyka II	Unknown	mid 1100
Kamuli	Bagabu	Baba	Unknown	late 1100
Nseka	Bagabu	Kamuli	Unknown	late 1100
Kudidi	Bagabu	Nseka	Unknown	early 1200
Ntozi	Bagabu	Kudidi	Unknown	early 1200
Nyakahongerwa	Bagabu	Ntozi	Unknown	mid 1200
Mukonko	Bagabu	Nyakahongerwa	Unknown	mid 1200
Ngozaki Rutahinduka	Bagabu	Mukonko	Unknown	late 1200
Isaza Waraga Rugambanabato	Bagabu	Ngozaki Rutahinduka	Unknown	late 1200/early 1300
Bukuku Omuranzi	Baranzi	Unknown	Unknown	early 1300
Ndahura Kyarubumbi	Bachwezi	Isimbwa	Nyinamwiru	1320 – 1350	Bachwezi (Reign of the demi-gods)
Mulindwa Nyabweliza Ngango	Bachwezi	Isimbwa	Nyakwahya	1350 – 1360
Wamara Bwigunda	Bachwezi	Ndahura	Nyante	1360 – 1400
Isingoma Rukidi I Mpuuga Kyeramaino	Babiito	Kyomya	Nywatoro	early 1400	Babiito (Reign of the Kings)
Ocaki I Rwangirra	Babiito	Rukidi I	Iremera	early 1400, 9 years
Oyo I Nyimba Kabamba Iguru	Babiito	Rukidi I	Iremera	mid 1400
Winyi I Rubembeka Ntara	Babiito	Oyo I	Nyaraki	late 1400
Olimi I Rwitamahanga	Babiito	Winyi I	Nyagiro	early 1500
Nyabongo I chwa Relemu	Babiito	Olimi I	Unknown	mid 1500
Winyi II Rubagiramasega	Babiito	Nyabongo I	Unknown	mid 1500
Olimi II Ruhundwangeye	Babiito	Winyi II	Unknown	late 1500
Nyarwa I Omuzarra Kyaro	Babiito	Olimi II	Runengo	late 1500/early 1600
Chwa I Ente Nkole Rumoma Mahanga	Babiito	Nyarwa I	Runengo	early 1600
Omujwera(Princess) Masamba Ga Winyi	Babiito	Winyi II	Unknown	early 1600, 5 years
Kyebambe I Omuziikya	Babiito	Chwa I	Ihembe	early 1600
Winyi III Ruguruka Macolya	Babiito	Kyembabe I	Gawa	mid 1600
Nyaika I Omuragwa Macolya	Babiito	Winyi III	Unknown	late 1600
Kyebambe II Bikaju	Babiito	Winyi III	Kacubya	late 1600/early 1700
Olimi III Isansa	Babiito	Kyembabe II	Mpanga Omwangamwoyo	1710-1731, 21 years
Duhaga I Mujwiga	Babiito	Olimi III	Kindiki	1731-1782, 51 years
Olimi IV Kasoma	Babiito	Duhaga I	Unknown	1782-1786, 4 years
Kyebambe III Nyamutukura	Babiito	Olimi IV	Kafunda	1786 – 1835, 49 years

Table 1: Lineage of Kingship Precursor to Toro Kingdom

It was not until the fourty-first King, Omukama Kyebambe Nyamutukura III, that his first son, Kaboyo Olimi I rebelled and annexed the southern part of his father’s kingdom, forming his own kingdom. He placed the northern border of his new kingdom at River Muziizi.

It all began when around 1830 when Omukama Nyamutukura Kyebambe III of Bunyoro Kitara sent his son Kaboyo to collect tribute from Mwenge and Burahya.

Kaboyo took this as an opportunity to rebel against his father.

At one, time, after collecting his father’s tribute, he drunk blood and vomited it. He then told his father’s envoys that he had become sick. Afterwards he began attacking his brother Nyabwongo – the Saza (county) chief of Mwenge. Nyamutukura sent soldiers to arrest him but Kaboyo ran a way to Mount Rwenzori where he took refuge in Ruhandika’s dominion, the Kingdom of the mountains. A faction of Banyoro who supported Kaboyo with a reinforcement of the Sakonzo and Samba who supported Ruhandika repelled the Sanyoro warriors at Mandaku in Modem Surahya County of Kabarole District. Nyamutukura did not want to kill his son Kaboyo because he loved him so much and believed that he suffered from a weak heart. Nyamutukura moved his capital to Sugoma in order to avoid more attacks from his son since the Sakonzo and Sahuma supported Kaboyo as a new state of Toro.

The kingdom of Toro was henceforth born, under the reign of Rukirabasaija Omukama Kaboyo Kasunsunkwanzi Olimi I.

Rukirabasaija Kaboyo Omuhundwa Kasusunkwanzi Olimi I 

Rukirabasaija Kaboyo Omuhundwa Kasusunkwanzi Olimi I was Omukama of the Kingdom of Toro, from around 1822 until around 1865. He was the first (1st) Omukama of Toro.

Claim to the throne: He was the eldest son of Rukirabasaija Agutamba Nyamutukura Kyebambe III, Omukama of Bunyoro-Kitara at that time. His mother was a lady of the Ababwiju clan. He rebelled against his father and established his own kingdom at Kaboyo during his father’s lifetime, beginning in 1822. He spurned the succession to Bunyoro-Kitara on his father’s death.

Married life: Not much is known about the married life of Omukama Olimi I

Offspring: These were: –

1. Prince (Omubiito) whose name is not known. This prince fathered a son, one Prince (Omubiito) Kabuzi, a nephew of Nyaika, assisted his uncle Mushaga I in his campaign to seize the throne. He was defeated and killed at Kanyanyange, together with a number of other princes in 1870. Prince Kabuzi fathered a son; Prince (Omubiito) Isansa.
2. Prince (Omubiito) Barongo.
3. Rukirabasaija Kazana Ruhaga, Omukama of Toro, from 1862 until 1866.
4. Rukirabasaija Kasunga Kyebambe Nyaika, Omukama of Toro, from 1866 until 1870 and from 1871 until 1872.
5. Rukirabasaija Kato Rukidi I, Omukama of Toro, from 1871 until 1871
6. Prince (Omubiito), whose name is also unknown. This unnamed prince II, fathered a son, Rukirabasaija Kakende Nyanuyonjo, Omukama of Toro, who reigned from 1876 until 1876.
7. Prince (Omubiito) Kato.
8. Prince (Omubiito) Ndahura Mushaga. He rebelled against his brother Omukama Nyaika, but was defeated and killed, together with his nephew, Bulemu, in 1869.
9. Princess (Omubiitokati) Komuntale, Chiefess of Bulera.
10. Princess (Omubiitokati) Kibundabunda, Chiefess of Butanda.
11. Princess (Omubiitokati) Bayanjeru.

The final years: Omukama Olimi I died around 1865.

Succession: He was succeeded by Rukirabasaija Kazana Ruhaga.

Rukirabasaija Kazana Ruhaga

Rukirabasaija Kazana Ruhaga was Omukama of the Kingdom of Toro, Uganda from around 1865 until around 1866. He was the second (2nd) Omukama of Toro.

Claim to the throne: He was the third son of Rukirabasaija Kaboyo Omuhundwa, Omukama of Toro between 1822 and 1865. He ascended the throne upon the death of his father in 1865.

Married life: Not much is known about the married life of Omukama Ruhaga.

Offspring: There is no record available as to who were the children of Omukama Ruhaga.

The final years: Omukama Ruhaga was murdered by his brother, Kasunga Kyebambe Nyaika, in 1866.

Succession: Nyaika then seized the throne and became the Omukama.

Rukirabasaija Kasunga Kyebambe Nyaika 

Rukirabasaija Kasunga Kyebambe Nyaika was Omukama of the Kingdom of Toro, from 1866 until 1871 and following a brief period in hiding, from 1871 until 1872. He was the third (3rd) Omukama of Toro.

Claim to the throne: He was the fourth (4th) son of Rukirabasaija Kaboyo Omuhundwa Kasusunkwanzi Olimi I, the first Omukama of Toro, who reigned between 1822 and 1865. There is no mention of who his mother was. He killed his elder brother Rukirabasaija Kazana Ruhaga, in 1866, and ascended the throne by force.

Married life: Not much is written about the married life of Omukama Kyebambe Nyaika.

Offspring: Omukama Nyaika is said to have fathered fourteen (14) sons, including the following:

1. Rukirabasaija Nyaika Mukabirere Olimi II, Omukama of Toro, who reigned between 1872 and 1875.
2. Prince (Omubiito) Mukarusa. He rebelled against his brother Nyaika Olimi II and seized Busongora in 1872. He was proclaimed Omukama under the title of Rukirabasaija Mukarusa Kyebambe II. He was defeated and killed in 1875, by the Bunyoro Army commanded by Chief Kikukule of Bugangaizi.
3. Rukirabasaija Isingoma Rukidi II, Omukama of Toro, who reigned in 1875.
4. Rukirabasaija Rububi Kyebambe II, Omukama of Toro, who reigned in 1875 and between 1877 and 1879.
5. Rukirabasaija Kakende Nyamuyonjo, Omukama of Toro, who reigned from 1875 until 1876 and from 1879 until 1880.
6. Rukirabasaija Katera, Omukama of Toro, who reigned between 1876 and 1877.

His reign: He was forced to flee when the Kingdom of Toro was invaded by an army from Buganda, in support of Kato Rukidi I, who rebelled against his uncle (Nyaika), briefly seized the throne and declared himself Omukama. After a few months, Kato Rukidi I was overthrown by his subjects and Omukama Nyaika returned to the throne.

His second reign was from 1871 – 1872.

The final years: Omukama Nyaika died in 1872.

Succession: He was then succeeded by Rukirabasaija Nyaika Mukabirere Olimi II.

Rukirabasaija Kato Rukidi I 

Rukirabasaija Kato Rukidi I was Omukama of the Kingdom of Toro, from 1871 until 1871. He was the fourth (4th) Omukama of Toro.

Claim to the throne: He was the fifth son of Rukirabasaija Kaboyo Omuhundwa Kasusunkwanzi Olimi I, the first Omukama of Toro who reigned between 1822 and 1865. He rebelled against his elder brother, Kyebambe Nyaika in 1871, with the help of an invading army from Buganda. He seized the throne and Omukama Nyaika fled and went into hiding.

Reign: His reign was a very short one. Some accounts say it lasted only two months. He was deposed by his subjects and his brother Kyebambe Nyaika returned to the throne.

Married life: Nothing is written about the married life of Omukama Rukidi I.

Not much is written about the offspring of Omukama Kato Rukidi I.

The Final Years: Not long after he was deposed, Omukama Kato Rukidi I died at Kibale in 1871.

Succession: He was succeeded by Rukirabasaija Kasunga Kyebambe Nyaika who after his death, was succeeded by Rukirabasaija Nyaika Mukabirere Olimi II 

Rukirabasaija Nyaika Mukabirere Olimi II 

Rukirabasaija Nyaika Mukabirere Olimi II was Omukama of the Kingdom of Toro, from 1872 until 1875. He was the fifth (5th) Omukama of Toro.

Claim to the throne: He was the eldest son of Rukirabasaija Kasunga Kyebambe Nyaika, Omukama of Toro, who reigned between 1866 and 1871 and between 1871 and 1872. It is not known who his mother was. He ascended to the throne following the death of his father in 1872.

Married life: The wives of Omukama Olimi II included Vikitoria Kahinju, of the Ababopi clan, sister of Togwe Rusoke, sometime Prime Minister of Toro.

Offspring: The children of Omukama Olimi II included:

1. Rukirabasaija Daudi Kasagama Kyebambe III, Omukama of Toro, who reigned between 1891 and 1928, whose mother was Vikitoria Kahinju.
2. Prince (Omubiito) Musuga. He fled to Ankole where he was murdered on the orders of Kiboga, the Queen Mother of Ankole.
3. Prince (Omubiito) Kamurasi. He fled to Ankole where he was murdered on the orders of Kiboga, the Queen Mother of Ankole.
4. Prince (Omubiito) Zedekiya Nkojo.
5. Princess (Omubiitokati) Mukakiyabara Maliza Bagaya Rwigirwa. She was installed as the Batebe to her brother Daudi Kasagama Kyebambe III, on August 16, 1891. In 1871, she married Rukirabasaija Agutamba Chwa II Kabarega, Omukama of Bunyoro-Kitara who was born in 1853. Daudi Agutamba Chwa was the second son of Rukirabasaija Agutamba Kyebambe IV Kamurasi, Omukama of Bunyoro-Kitara.
6. Princess (Omubiitokati) Lilian Nyinabarongo.
7. Princess (Omubiitokati) Leya Kakura.
8. A daughter, whose name is not given, who in 1871 married Nyakusinga Rubambansi Mutambuka, the Omugabe of Ankole at that time.

His reign:  In 1875, Omukama Olimi II was captured and deported to Bunyoro by an army sent by Omukama Chwa II Kabarega. He escaped when British and Buganda forces invaded Bunyoro in 1893/1894. However, he died before he was able to return to Toro

The final years: Omukama Kyebambe Olimi II died in Buganda in 1894. He was succeeded by Rukirabasaija Isingoma Rukidi II.

Rukirabasaija Isingoma Rukidi II

Rukirabasaija Isingoma Rukidi II was Omukama of the Kingdom of Toro for a few months in 1875. Toro was among the traditional kingdoms located within the borders of modern-day Uganda. He was the sixth (6th) Omukama of Toro.

Claim to the throne: He was the third son of Kasunga Kyebambe Nyaika, Omukama of Toro from 1866 until 1872, except for a brief period in 1871. No mention is made of his mother. He ascended to the throne following the capture of his brother, Rukirabasaija Nyaika Mukabirere Olimi II, the fifth (5th) Omukama of Toro, by the Bunyoro Army in 1875.

Married life: No mention of his married life is made in the available literature.

Offspring: It is not known how many children were fathered by Omukama Isingoma Rukidi II, or who those children were.

His reign: Omukama Rukidi II was not able to hold on to the throne for very long. He abdicated after a few months in favor of his younger brother, Kakende Nyamuyonjo.

The final years: It is not known where and how Omukama Rukidi II died or what the cause of death was.

Succession: He was succeeded by Rukirabasaija Rububi Kyebambe II 

Rukirabasaija Rububi Kyebambe II 

Rukirabasaija Rububi Kyebambe II was Omukama of the Kingdom of Toro, in 1875 and from 1877 until 1879. He was the seventh (7th) Omukama of Toro.

Claim to the throne: He was the fourth son of Kasunga Kyebambe Nyaika, Omukama of Toro, from 1866 until 1871 and from 1871 until 1872. No mention is made of his mother. He ascended to the throne following the abdication of his elder brother, Rukirabasaija Isingoma Rukidi II in 1875.

Personal life: No mention is made about the marital life of Omukama Rububi Kyebambe II. It is not known how many children were fathered by Omukama Rububi Kyebambe II.

His reign: He became Omukama following the abdication of his brother, Rukidi II, in 1875. However, later that year, Toro was invaded by the Bunyoro Army under the command of Chief Kikukule of Bugangaizi. He fled to Buganda. Two years later, he returned and deposed his younger brother, Omukama Katera, in 1877. He ruled until he himself was deposed in 1879.

The final years: Omukama Rububi Kyebambe II deposed by his younger brother, Rukirabasaija Kakende Nyamuyonjo, in 1879, with the support of the Buganda Army. It is not known where and how Omukama Rububi Kyebambe died or what caused his death.

Succession: He was first succeeded by Rukirabasaija Kakende Nyamuyonjo who was succeeded by Rukirabasaija Katera; after which Rukirabasaija Kakende Nyamuyonjo took the throne back.

Rukirabasaija Kakende Nyamuyonjo 

Rukirabasaija Kakende Nyamuyonjo was Omukama of the Kingdom of Toro from 1875 until 1876 and from 1879 until 1880.

Claim to the throne: ?????

Married life: No mention of his married life is made in the available literature.

Offspring: It is not known how many children were fathered by Omukama Kakende, or who those children were.

His reign: 1875–1876 and 1879–1880 Omukama Kakende was raised to the throne in 1995 following the flight of his older brother, Rububi Kyebambe II, with the help of an invading army from Buganda. However, when the army left Toro in 1876, Omukama Kakende left with them. He returned with another army from Buganda in 1879 and deposed his brother Rububi Kyebambe II. He ruled until 1880.

The final years: In 1880, Toro was invaded by an army from Bunyoro. The invaders expelled Omukama Kakende, who first took refuge in Ankole and later in Buganda. Omukama Kakende died from smallpox in Buganda, prior to 1885. He was buried there.

Succession: He was first succeeded by Rukirabasaija Katera. His second succession was by Rukirabasaija Daudi Kasagama Kyebambe III.

Rukirabasaija Katera 

Rukirabasaija Katera was Omukama of the Kingdom of Toro, from 1876 until 1877. He was the ninth (9th) Omukama of Toro.

Claim to the throne

He was the sixth (6th) son of Kasunga Kyebambe Nyaika, Omukama of Toro, from 1866 until 1871 and from 1871 until 1872. No mention is made of his mother. He was raised to the throne by the people of Toro, when his elder brother Kakende Nyamuyonjo failed to return from Buganda in 1876.

Married life

No mention of his married life is made in the available literature.

Offspring

It is not known how many children were fathered by Omukama Isingoma Rukidi II, or who those children were.

His reign

Omukama Katera ruled until 1877 when his elder brother, Rububi Kyebambe II returned to Toro and deposed him in 1877.

The final years

It is not known where and how Omukama Rukidi II died or what the cause of death was.

Succession: He was overthrown by Rukirabasaija Kakende Nyamuyonjo 

Rukirabasaija Daudi Kasagama Kyebambe III 

Rukirabasaija Daudi Kasagama Kyebambe III was Omukama (King) of the Kingdom of Toro (one of the four traditional kingdoms located within the borders of what’s today Uganda) from 1891 until 1928. He was the tenth (10th) Omukama of Toro.

Picture 8: King Daudi Kasagama Kyebambe III.

Source – TribeTooro

Claim to the throne: He was the eldest surviving son of Rukirabasaija Nyaika Mukabirere Olimi II, the fifth (5th) Omukama of Toro, who reigned between 1872 and 1875. His mother was Vikitoria Kahinju. In 1875, following the death of his father, he fled with his mother and two brothers to Ankole. While there, his two elder brothers were murdered on the orders of the Queen Mother of Ankole, one by the name of Kiboga. He then took refuge in Buganda.

He signed a Treaty with the Imperial British East Africa Company (IBEAC), and was proclaimed at Kabarole, by Lord Lugard, August 14, 1891. He was installed as Omukama of Toro on August 16, 1891, also at Kabarole.

Married life: Omukama Kasagama Kyebambe III married several wives according to ancient custom, but repudiated all of them, except his eleventh and favorite wife, whom he remarried according to Anglican rites at, St John’s Cathedral, Kabarole, on May 4, 1896. Her name was Adyeri Damali Tibaitwa, the daughter of Nikodemo Kakurora, Chief of Kitagwenda.

Offspring: He fathered seven (7) sons and six (6) daughters

1. Rukirabasaija Sir George David Matthew Kamurasi Rukidi III, the eleventh (11th) Omukama of Toro, whose mother was Damali Tibaitwa.
2. Professor Prince (Omubiito) Akiiki Hosea K. Nyabongo, whose mother is not mentioned. He was born at Fort Portal in 1907. He received his education at Mengo High School, King’s College, Budo, Queen’s College, Oxford (Rhodes Scholar) (MA), Carmen Theological Seminary, Yale University. (BSc), and Harvard University, (PhD). He served as a Professor at the University of Alabama and as a Lecturer in Philosophy at A&T University of North Carolina. He also chaired the Uganda Town and Country Planning Board, between 1963 and 1975. He was a member of the Uganda People’s Congress. He authored a book; Winds And Lights: African Fairy Tales. He died at Jinja, on October 3, 1975. He was the father of: Prince (Omubiito) Amooti Nyabongo Kyebambe Mukarusa, who was born in Brooklyn, New York, United States, was educated at Tuskegee University and served in the US Air Force, then joined the NYPD.
3. Prince (Omubiito) John Rwakatale.
4. Prince (Omubiito) Keith Kagoro also known as Keesi Bahindi and was the Omusuga of Rukirabasaija Rukidi III.
5. Prince (Omubiito) Switzer Kaijamurubi
6. Prince (Omubiito) Solomon Okwiri* who married Angelinah M Okwiri
7. Prince (Omubiito) Daniel
8. Prince (Omubiito) Kiijanangoma father to Kyebambe, Rubambaiguru, Mufumu, Kabasweka and Ada Nyamutoka
9. Prince (Omubiito) Frederick.
10. Princess (Omubiitokati) Lusi, whose mother was Damali Tibaitwa.
11. Princess (Omubiitokati) Ruth Komuntale Keesi Bahindi, whose mother was Damali Tibaitwa. She was born at Kabarole in 1900. She was installed as Rubuga to her brother Omukama Rukidi III, on January 19, 1929.
12. Princess (Omubiitokati) Agnes Kakoko.
13. Princess (Omubiitokati) Ada Nyamutoka.
14. Princess (Omubiitokati) Kabokya.

His reign: He converted to Christianity and was received into the Anglican Church. On March 15, 1896, he was baptized by Bishop Tucker, taking the name of Daudi (David). On March 16, 1908, he was crowned by the Reverend G.R. Blackledge at St. John’s Cathedral, Kabarole. In 1918 he was made an honorary member of the Order of the British Empire for services in raising and organising native levies and local Defence Corps in the Uganda Protectorate.

The final years: Omukama Kasagama Kyebambe III died at Kyangabukama, Mwenge on December 31, 1928.

Succession: He was succeeded by Rukirabasaija Sir George David Matthew Kamurasi Rukidi III.

Rukirabasaija Sir George David Matthew Kamurasi Rukidi III

Rukirabasaija Sir George David Matthew Kamurasi Rukidi III was Omukama of the Kingdom of Toro from 1928 until 1965. He was the eleventh (11th) Omukama of Toro.

Picture 9: Rukidi III of Toro (1959)

Claim to the throne: He was the eldest son of Rukirabasaija Daudi Kasagama Kyebambe III, the tenth Omukama of Toro, who reigned between 1891 and 1928. He was born at the Royal Palace, Kabarole, on 6 March 1904. His mother was Adyeri Damali Tibaitwa. He was educated at Nyakasura School, Kabarole, Mengo High School and King’s College, Budo. He served as Inspector in the Uganda Police Force in 1926. He ascended to the throne upon the death of his father on 31 December 1928. He was crowned at St John’s Cathedral, Kabarole, on 29 January 1929.

Married life

He is reported to have married five (5) wives, including:

• Abwooli Omugo
• Lady Byanjeru Kezia Bonabana, daughter of Omwami Nikodemo Kakoro, MBE[1], who at one time served as Prime Minister of Toro.

Offspring

The children of Omukama Kamurasi Rukidi III included:

1. Prince (Omubiito) Stephen Edgar Paul Karamagi. He was born in 1934. Attended Nyakasura School, Kabarole, King’s College, Budo, Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge (LLB), and Columbia University, New York, US. He worked as a diplomat, for the Uganda Government in the 1960s. In 1963, he married Margaret Semugeshi, daughter of Chief Semugeshi, of Bufundu, in Butare, Rwanda.
2. Prince (Omubiito) Ruyonga, whose mother was Abwooli Omugo. He was born at the Royal Palace, Kabarole, on 27 March 1935.
3. Prince (Omubiito) Emanuel Erasmus Ishagara, whose mother was Abwooli Omugo. Born at the Royal Palace at Kabarole on 27 March 1935. Attended St. Peter’s School and St. Luke’s College, Virika. On 21 December 1966, he married, at St. Paul’s Cathedral, Namirembe, Catherine Rosette, daughter of Erieza Sebabi, sometime Ssabalamuzi (Chief Justice) of Buganda, by his wife, Mary Nanfuka. Prince Emmanuel Ishagara fathered three sons and one daughter:(a) Prince (Omubiito) David Kamurasi Ishagara. He was born at Nsambya Hospital, Kampala, on 11 February 1967. He attended Namilyango College and ITT Technical Institute, London (BSc). In October 1997, he married Irene N. Kasozi-Batende, at Camden, London. Together, they a daughter; Princess (Omubiitokati) Joanita Kakyo Komubaizi (b) Prince (Omubiito) Solomon Michael Okwiri Adyeri Ishagara. He was born at Mulago Hospital, Kampala, on 11 June 1973. He was educated at Busoga College Mwiri, Baruch College and TCI College of Technology, New York City (c) Prince (Omubiito) Emmanuel Ishagara Jr. He was born at Mulago Hospital on 9 September 1977. He attended Busoga College, Mwiri, Baruch College, New York and Park University, Kansas City, Missouri, US (BSc) and (d) Princess (Omubiitokati) Sandra Ishagara. She was born at Nsambya Hospital, Kampala, on 29 December 1969. She attended King’s College, Buddo, South Thames College (BA Fin.). She is the mother of a son and a daughter: (i) Josh Kasozi, born on 27 April 2004 and (ii) Chauntel Grace S. Ishagara Kendall, born on 18 May 1996
4. Rukirabasaija Patrick David Matthew Koboyo Olimi III, Omukama of Toro, from 1965 until 1995, the twelfth (12th) Omukama of Toro, whose mother was Kezia Bonabana.
5. Prince (Omubiito) Nyaika. He fathered two sons: (a) Prince (Omubiito) Charles Happy Kijanangoma, who was born in 1956. Prince Kijanangoma was killed by an associate of the Katikiro of Toro, in a public bar in Fort Portal, on 25 March 1999 and (b) Lieutenant Prince (Omubiito) Ronald Rubale, a member of the UPDF.
6. Prince (Omubiito) James Mugenyi Muzimanuki. He was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in the Uganda Army. He was dismissed from the army by Idi Amin in 1972. He became a Regent for his nephew, Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, on 26 August 1994.
7. Prince (Omubiito) Muhangura Princess Leah Ngaju.
8. Price Gilbert Mujogya son of Princess Leah Ngaju.
9. Princess (Omubiitokati) Gertrude.
10. Princess (Omubiitokati) Elizabeth Christobel Edith Bagaaya, whose mother was Kezia. She was born at Fort Portal, on 9 February 1936. She attended Kyebambe Girls’ School, Toro, Gayaza High School, Wakiso District, Sherborne School, Dorset, Girton College, Cambridge (LLB in 1962), and Lincoln’s Inn, London (Barrister-at-Law in 1965). She became the first East African woman to be admitted to the English Bar. She was installed as Batebe to her brother Patrick David Matthew Koboyo Olimi III, on 2 March 1966. She served as Uganda’ Ambassador-at-Large between 1971 and 1973, Uganda’s Ambassador to Egypt and Ethiopia from 1973 until 1974, and Uganda’s Permanent Representative at the United Nations in New York in 1974. She was Uganda’s Minister for Foreign Affairs between February 1974 and November 1974. She served as Spokesperson for the National Resistance Movement (NRM) in Europe, between 1980 and 1986. She was Uganda’s Ambassador to the United States of America from 1986 until 1988, and to Germany and the Vatican between 2006 and 2008. She serves as Uganda’s High Commissioner to Nigeria since 2008. She is the author of African Princess (1983) and Elizabeth of Toro: the Odyssey of an African Princess (1989)
11. Princess (Omubiitokati) Mabel Komuntale. Member of the Regency Council to King Oyo Rukidi IV from 1995 until 1997.
12. Princess (Omubiitokati) Joy.
13. Princess (Omubiitokati) Rachel.
14. Princess (Omubiitokati) Rosemary Kijumba Balinda.
15. Princess (Omubiitokati) Damali Komukyeya, whose mother was Kezia.
16. Princess (Omubiitokati) Kijumba Kabaramagi, whose mother was Kezia.
17. Princess (Omubiitokati) Kanyomozi, whose mother was Kezia.
18. Princess (Omubiitokati) Mpanja, whose mother was Kezia.

His reign: Omukama Kamurasi Rukidi III attended the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey in London in 1953. He was made an Honorary Lieutenant in the 4th Battalion (based in Uganda), of the King’s African Rifles, from 1928 until 1930. He founded and was the Sovereign Grand Master of the Order of the Lion, Crown and Shield of Toro. He was knighted on 2 June 1962 and received several medals and commendations from the British government, Ugandan government and from the Government of Buganda.

The final years: He died at the Royal Palace, Kabarole, on 21 December 1965. He was buried at Karambi Gasani, Toro

Succession: He was succeeded byRukirabasaija Patrick David Matthew Kaboyo Rwamuhokya Olimi III 

Rukirabasaija Patrick David Matthew Kaboyo Rwamuhokya Olimi III 

Rukirabasaija Patrick David Matthew Kaboyo Rwamuhokya Olimi III (9 September 1945 – 26 August 1995 was the 11th Omukama of the Kingdom of Toro and reigned from 1965 until his death in 1995.

Claim to the throne:

He was the fourth (4th) son of Rukirabasaija Sir George David Matthew Kamurasi Rukidi III, Omukama of Toro, who reigned from 1928 until 1965. His mother was Lady Byanjeru Kezia Bonabana. He was born at the Royal Palace at Kabarole, on 9 September 1945 with Princess Elizabeth Bagaya as his eldest sister. He attended Budo Primary School, Nyakasura School in Fort Portal, Sherborne School, Dorset, and Makerere University, Kampala. He ascended to the throne upon the death of his father, on 21 December 1965. He was crowned at St John’s Cathedral, Kabarole, on 2 March 1966.

Married life: 

On 10 January 1987, he married Best Kemigisa, daughter of Prince Mujunju, of the Batuku clan, of Rwebisengo, Bundibugyo District. She was born in 1967, educated at Kahinju Primary School, Mpanga Senior Secondary School and Kyebambe Girls School, all in the Kingdom of Toro. She is the Founder and Patron Toro Women’s Development Association.

Offspring:

Omukama Kaboyo Olimi III fathered three (3) children; one (1) son and two (2) daughters:

1. Rukirabasaija Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, who is the current reigning Omukama of Toro.
2. Princess (Omubiitokati) Ruth Nsemere Komuntale. She was born in 1989. She was educated at Aga Khan Primary School in Kampala and at the International School in Tripoli, Libya. She was installed as the Batebe to her brother, Oyo Nyimba Iguru Rukidi IV, on 12 September 1996.
3. Princess (Omubiitokati) Celia Komukyeya. She was born in 1994. She died from leukaemia, at the Royal Marsden Hospital, London, in October 1997.

His reign:

Omukama Kaboyo Olimi III was deposed on the abolition of the Kingdoms by the Obote government, on 8 September 1967. He entered the Ugandan Foreign Service in 1986. He served as a Minister-Counselor at the Ugandan High Commission in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, between 1987 and 1990. He was Uganda’s Ambassador to Cuba, from 1990 until 1993. On 24 July 1993 he was proclaimed, upon the restoration of the Ugandan kingdoms by the government of Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. He died on 26 August 1995 at his palace in Fort Portal, aged 49.

Memoir: Misfortunes in the Kingdom

A month after King Kaboyo, was crowned in 1966, a massive earthquake hit the kingdom destroying everything save for the earthquake-proof palace.

A few months later, kingdoms were abolished by the then President, Milton Obote, and Kaboyo, like his peers, fled to exile.

Before the late King Kaboyo’s wedding in 1987, his brother-in-law, Prince Wilberforce Nyabongo, also husband to Princess Elizabeth Bagaya (at one time Idi Amin’s Foreign Affairs Minister) died in a plane crash.

Another devastating earthquake hit the kingdom the month King Kaboyo regained his throne in early 1994; and days before his second coronation anniversary, he died in his sleep.

A night after his burial, the concrete slabs covering his tomb caved in causing slight damage to the $8,000 (Sh440,000) casket. 

Succession: He was succeeded by Rukirabasaija Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV.

Rukirabasaija Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV

Rukirabasaija Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, King Oyo, is the reigning Omukama of Toro, in Uganda. He was born on 16 April 1992 to King Patrick David Mathew Kaboyo Olimi III and Queen Best Kemigisa Kaboyo. Three and half years later in 1995, Oyo ascended the throne and succeeded his father to become the 12th ruler of the 180-year-old Kingdom of Toro.

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[1] The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established on 4 June 1917 by King George V and comprises five classes across military divisions, the most senior two of which make the recipient either a knight if male or dame if female. There is also the related British Empire Medal, whose recipients are affiliated with, but not members of the order. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_British_Empire#Current_classes