Olimi III of Tooro
Rukirabasaija Patrick David Matthew Kaboyo Olimi III was the 12th Omukama of the Tooro Kingdom and reigned from 1965 until his death in 1995.
Claim to the throne
He was son of Rukirabasaija Sir George David Matthew Kamurasi Rukidi III, Omukama of Tooro, who reigned from 1928 until 1965. His mother was Lady Byanjeru Kezia Bonabana. He was born at the Royal Palace at Kabarole, on 9 September 1945 with Princess Elizabeth Bagaya as his eldest sister. He attended Budo Primary School, Nyakasura School in Fort Portal, Sherborne School, Dorset, and Makerere University, Kampala. He ascended to the throne upon the death of his father, on 21 December 1965. He was crowned at St John's Cathedral, Kabarole, on 2 March 1966.Married life
On 10 January 1987, he married Best Kemigisa, daughter of Prince Mujungu, of the Batuku clan, of Rwebisengo, Bundibugyo District,. She was born in 1967, educated at Kahinju Primary School, Mpanga Senior Secondary School and Kyebambe Girls School, all in the Tooro Kingdom. She is the founder and patron of the Toro Women's Development Association.Offspring
Omukama Kaboyo Olimi III fathered three children; one son and two daughters.- Rukirabasaija Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, who is the current reigning Omukama of Tooro.
- Princess Ruth Nsemere Komuntale. She was born in 1989. She was educated at Aga Khan Primary School in Kampala and at the International School in Tripoli, Libya. She was installed as the Batebe to her brother, Oyo Nyimba Iguru Rukidi IV, on 12 September 1996.
- Princess Celia Komukyeya. She was born in 1994. She died from leukaemia, at the Royal Marsden Hospital, London, in October 1997.