Omukama Edward Rukiidi Nyabongo I, a son to Prince Christopher Paul Kiijanangoma and a grandson of Omukama George David Kamurasi Rukiidi ascended to the throne on September 29th, 2026, after the death of his cousin King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV who succumbed to cancer at the age of 34 in the United states.
Police in Kapelebyong district are on a manhunt for a 30-year-old man who attacked his mother and youngest sibling with a machete, gruesomely hacked them to death, and set their bodies on fire.