The next King of Tooro Kingdom will be chosen in accordance with the kingdom’s established customs, traditions and cultural norms, rather than through an electoral process, Musuuga Charles Kamurasi has said.Kamurasi, who chairs the 21-member Royal Succession Committee, dismissed suggestions that members of the public or other stakeholders could vote to determine the next Omukama.We will get a King. Tooro will get a new King in accordance with the Kingdom’s established norms, values and traditions, not through vote. We will not vote for a new King, no.His remarks come days after reports that the Royal Succession Committee had reportedly settled on Prince George Desmond Kamurasi as its preferred candidate to succeed the late King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV. The reported decision followed a September 4 meeting at Fort Motel in Fort Portal City, attended by 18 of the 21 committee members, with 15 reportedly supporting the prince’s candidature.Shakira Shakiraa responds to mockery over friendship with the late King OyoThe Babiito clan, the royal lineage from which Tooro kings are drawn, constituted the succession committee on August 28, two days after King Oyo died in Texas, United States, aged 34.The committee comprises senior clan elders and kingdom officials and is responsible for identifying the next Omukama, formally presenting him to stakeholders and overseeing the cultural ceremonies accompanying the transition.Kingdom officials have maintained that succession to the Tooro throne is a cultural process guided by lineage and established customs under the authority of the Office of the Musuuga. Kamurasi’s latest comments further rule out an electoral process in determining Oyo’s successor.The issue of succession has also attracted attention following remarks by Queen Mother Best Kemigisa that King Oyo had left behind a son who would be heir to the throne.However, Kamurasi has refuted that position, without identifying the person who will ultimately succeed Oyo.Under Tooro customary protocol, the formal announcement of the new Omukama is expected to take place after King Oyo’s burial.Kamurasi, as Musuuga, is the person authorised to make the official announcement of the new King.The post Musuuga Kamurasi rules out voting for Tooro’s next Omukama appeared first on MBU.