Exclusive: Komuntale Meets Tooro Royals, Speaks on Husband’s Bond With King Oyo

What the report says

Princess Ruth Nsemere Komuntale has met members of the Tooro royal family after returning to Uganda for the burial of her younger brother, King Oyo. Nile Post reported that the princess visited relatives including Princess Elizabeth Bagaya Akiiki, Princess Rose Balinda Abwooli, Princess Margret Komubaizi (Muka Joy) and Chief Prince Musuuga Charles Kamurasi Akiiki, and was accompanied by her husband, Anthony Philip Farquharson.

The meetings took place as the kingdom continues its mourning period and prepares for the monarch’s final burial rites. The article says King Oyo died on August 27, 2026, in the United States after treatment for cancer, and that his remains were returned to Uganda on September 4 before being taken to Tooro. Burial is scheduled for September 12 at the Karambi Royal Tombs in Fort Portal City.

Komuntale also spoke about her husband’s close relationship with the late king, saying he helped care for him and was a strong support to the family. The report presents the remarks as a tribute to that personal bond and to the assistance Farquharson gave during a difficult period. Beyond the family gathering, the story also notes wider concern around succession in the kingdom, though royal officials have said it is too early to name a successor and that formal traditional processes still apply.