Rukirabasaija Patrick David Matthew Koboyo Olimi III was Omukama of the Kingdom of Toro, from 1965 until 1995. He was the 12th Omukama of Toro.
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He was the fourth (4th) son of Rukirabasaija Sir George David Matthew Kamurasi Rukidi III, Omukama of Toro, who reigned from 1928 until 1965. His mother was Lady Byanjeru Kezia Bonabana. He was born at the Royal Palace at Kabarole, on September 9, 1945. 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 December 21, 1965. He was crowned at St John's Cathedral, Kabarole, on March 2, 1966.
On January 10, 1987, he married Best Kemigisha, daughter of Prince Mujunju, 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 Kingdom of Toro. She is the Founder and Patron Toro Women's Development Association.
Omukama Kaboyo Olimi III fathered three (3) children; one (1) son and two (2) daughters: [1]
Omukama Kaboyo Olimi III was deposed on the abolition of the Kingdoms by the Obote government, on September 8, 1967. He entered the Ugandan Foreign Service in 1986. He served as a Minister-Counselor at the Ugandan Embassy in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, between 1987 and 1990. He was Uganda's Ambassador to Cuba, from 1990 until 1993. On July 24, 1993, he was proclaimed, upon the restoration of the Uganda Kingdoms by the government of Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. He died on August 26, 1995 in Kampala, aged 50.
| Preceded by Sir George Kamurasi Rukidi III |
Omukama of Toro 1965 - 1995 |
Succeeded by Oyo Nyimba Iguru Rukidi IV |