Best Kemigisa: She buried her husband, a king, and now her son, King Oyo
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- Queen Mother Best Kemigisa, 59, has lost both her husband, former King Patrick Matthew Kaboyo Olimi III, and her son, King Oyo.
- The article looks at her role as mother and guardian to a king whose childhood unfolded under the attention of the kingdom.
Queen Mother Best Kemigisa has accompanied a king home in death twice. The first time, she was a young widow in 1995, when her husband, Omukama Patrick Matthew Kaboyo Olimi III, died.
Now, at 59, she has buried her son, King Oyo. She had been both his mother and his guardian as he grew up under the gaze of the kingdom.
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Originally published by The Independent Uganda. Summarized and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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