The Toro people, Tooro people or Batooro are a
Bantu ethnic group, native to the
Tooro Kingdom, a subnational constitutional monarchy within Uganda.
Population
the following administrative districts constitute the Tooro Kingdom: (a) Kabarole District (b) Kamwenge District (c) Kyegegwa District and (d) Kyenjojo District. Those four districts had a combined total population of about 1 million people, according to the 2002 national population census.
Culture
Since Fort Portal Tourism city is the headquarter of Tooro Kingdom, the area has two inscribed elements of Empaako and Koogere oral traditions on UNESCO's list of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding.
Prominent people
The following individuals are some of the prominent Batooro:
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Elizabeth Bagaya - She is a lawyer, politician, diplomat, model and actress. She was the first female East African to be admitted to the English Bar. She is a
paternal aunt of the current
King
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of
Toro,
Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV.
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Edward Bitanywaine Rugumayo - He is a politician, diplomat, author, academic and environmentalist. Current
University Chancellor
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In most Commonwealth and former Commonwealth nations, the chancellor is ...
of
Kampala University and of
Mountains of the Moon University
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Brigadier Nobel Mayombo (1965–2007) - He was military officer in the UPDF and a Member of Parliament (MP).
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Andrew Mwenda - Journalist and entrepreneur. Founder and owner of
The Independent
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, a current affairs newsmagazine.
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Brigadier Kayanja Muhanga - He is an
army officer
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. He currently serves as the Commander of the UPDF Contingent in South Sudan. He was appointed to that position in January 2014 by
General Yoweri Museveni, the
Commander in Chief of the UPDF and the President of Uganda.
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Professor John Ntambirweki - A
lawyer,
academic
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and
academic administrator. He is the current
Vice Chancellor
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In most Commonwealth and former Commonwealth nations, the chancellor ...
of
Uganda Pentecostal University
Uganda Pentecostal University (UPU), is a private university in Uganda.
Location
The Uganda Pentecostal University is located in the heart of Kabarole District, Fort Portal City, Uganda. It originated from the Grotius School of Law and Professio ...
, a private university, located in
Fort Portal
Fort Portal or Kabarole is a city located in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the seat of both Kabarole District and historically of the Toro Kingdom.
Location
Fort Portal in Kabarole District is located approximately by road, west of Kampa ...
,
Western Uganda.
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Dr. Godfrey Bahiigwa - Economist and entrepreneur. Director of Agriculture and Rural Development at the
African Union Commission in
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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.
See also
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Bunyoro
Bunyoro or Bunyoro-Kitara is a Bantu kingdom in Western Uganda. It was one of the most powerful kingdoms in Central and East Africa from the 13th century to the 19th century. It is ruled by the King ('' Omukama'') of Bunyoro-Kitara. The cur ...
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Buganda
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Busoga
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Toro Kingdom
Tooro is a Bantu kingdom located within the borders of Uganda. The current Omukama of Toro is King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV. King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV took to the throne of Tooro kingdom in 1995 at the age of just three ...
References
External links
Toro People
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Ethnic groups in Uganda