Queen Mother Best Kemigisa has confirmed that the late King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV had a child who remained in the United States as the royal family returned to Uganda with his body for burial.In a statement of appreciation released on Tuesday, Kemigisa revealed that the family had initially planned for Oyo’s child to travel with them from Texas.Before leaving Texas, our family had hoped that King Oyo’s child would return on the same plane with us.However, she explained that those plans changed as tensions surrounding the succession in Tooro grew, with the family becoming concerned about bringing the child into what she described as a tense and polarised dispute.However, as events unfolded in Tooro, concerns grew about bringing a child into a tense and polarised succession dispute. Ultimately, the child did not return with us.Kemigisa said she was saddened that the succession dispute had affected plans to bring her grandson to his father’s homeland.Charles James Ssenkubuge loses beloved wife, Agnes SsenkubugeThe Queen Mother also addressed events surrounding Oyo’s burial at Karambi, saying the family had engaged government officials and representatives of the Babiito before the burial.According to Kemigisa, the family believed there had been an understanding that succession rituals would not take place during Oyo’s burial.“What happened at Karambi left me devastated,” she said, adding that the events caused her and Princess Ruth Komuntale “profound distress.”Despite the tensions surrounding the succession, Kemigisa called on supporters of Oyo and his wishes to remain peaceful and respect lawful processes.The post Succession disputes prevented King Oyo Nyimba’s child from returning home, says Queen Mother appeared first on MBU.