The head of the royal Babiito clan in Tooro Kingdom, Omujwera Musuuga Charles Kamurasi, has firmly denied widespread reports that he dismissed the Kingdom’s Prime Minister, Omuhikirwa Calvin Armstrong Rwomiire.
Addressing the media to clarify the shifting power dynamics within the kingdom following the death of Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, Kamurasi insisted that the authority to remove the premier lies strictly with the individual who appointed him—not with the Musuuga.
“I hear people say that Musuuga dismissed the Katikkiro [Prime Minister]. How do I fire him? Am I the one who appointed him? Whoever appointed him will be the one to remove him,” Kamurasi stated emphatically.
Rwomiire was appointed to the office by the late King Oyo, who passed away late last month in the United States, triggering a complex and highly publicized succession crisis in the kingdom.
The Prime Minister’s continued tenure was thrown into intense question following a meeting of clan heads on September 2. The meeting, which was chaired by Kamurasi, reportedly resolved to remove Rwomiire over what royal elders described as his interference in matters they consider purely cultural.
The elders specifically took issue with the premier’s handling of King Oyo’s funeral arrangements and his public pronouncements regarding succession. That resolution was widely interpreted and reported by various media outlets as the Musuuga having outright fired the Prime Minister a characterization Kamurasi is now vehemently rejecting.
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Kamurasi clarified that any definitive decision regarding Rwomiire’s future in the kingdom’s administration will only be evaluated after King Oyo is laid to rest. He noted that the outcome will hinge heavily on the Prime Minister’s own conduct during this sensitive transition period.
“After the burial, it will depend on his behavior and actions. He may return, he may not return,” Kamurasi noted.
He was categorical that whatever the final outcome, it will not amount to a conventional dismissal. “If it is decided that the Prime Minister retires, he will retire. The king does not fire, he retires,” Kamurasi explained, highlighting the cultural nuances of royal administrative protocol.
A Clash Over Succession
These remarks surface amid weeks of escalating tension between the Office of the Musuuga and the Prime Minister over the management of the late King’s death, the coordination of funeral preparations, and most notably, the disputed identity of the royal heir.
Following the announcement of the King’s passing, Rwomiire maintained that King Oyo left behind a biological son to succeed him. However, Kamurasi and other senior Babiito clan elders countered that they were not aware of any such heir. The royals further asserted that as a commoner, the Prime Minister holds no cultural authority to announce a successor to the Tooro throne.
The kingdom remains officially in mourning as preparations continue for the late Omukama Oyo to be laid to rest on Saturday, September 12, 2026, at the Karambi royal tombs in Fort Portal.
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