Last-minute petition seeks to halt Tooro coronation

The application was filed by two Batooro, Derick Alitugabira and Juliet Kangume, together with Walezi Wa Katiba, a civil society organisation that focuses on constitutionalism, lawful governance and public accountability.A legal battle has erupted on the eve of Tooro’s scheduled royal ceremony, with a group of petitioners asking the High Court in Fort Portal to block the enthronement of Prince Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I.