The Vice president of Uganda, Prof. Gilbert Bukenya has warned the kingdom of Buganda against useless propaganda if it is to realize any development. He was addressing hundreds of people at the cultural expo organized by Buganda Kingdom at Lubiri Mengo in Kampala today (30th June 2010). Bukenya says many people in Buganda government make […]
The management of the Uganda National Theatre which is also the Uganda Cultural Centre have called upon the Uganda government to establish 4 regional cultural centers across the country to beef up the role played by the national theatre in promoting cultural development in Uganda. Analysts believe that Uganda National Theatre has lost its former […]
The World’s youngest king, Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru is in the USA state of Texas to help build networks for the establishment of development projects in Tooro Kingdom. Tooro Kingdom of western Uganda is an area with a population of over 2 million people and includes the districts of Kabarole, Kyenjojo and Kamwenge. The region’s […]
The Uganda Kingdom of Buganda has today (22nd June 2010) observed a moment of silence in remembrance of all children killed for ritual purposes in Buganda and across Uganda. The same somber mood hanged over Uganda Parliamentary chambers on Tuesday this week as MPs moved to pay homage to the one and half year old […]
The Executive Director Cross Foundation – Uganda (CCFU) Emily Drani, has appealed to Uganda leaders preparing to contest for 2011 Uganda General elections to incorporate issues of culture in their manifestos. As part of the team preparing a Citizens Manifesto for Ugandans in preparation for Uganda 2011 general elections being developed by a collation of […]
The Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) Spokesman Nsereko Mutumba has dismissed reports of the sacking of the Uganda Muslims Mufti Shiek Ramathan Mubbajje by the UMSC chairperson Hassan Bassajjabalaba. Mutumba says Bassajabalaba has no constitutional powers to sack the head of the Uganda Muslims. He says it’s the Uganda Muslims Mufti who asked the […]
Part 4 of Rwagweri Stephen talks about preserving African culture, writing books The institution I head called Engabu Za Tooro, has a number of programs which range from promoting traditional music to promoting cultural economic activities and reconstructing traditional indigenous knowledge into today’s development practice and our greatest strength has been using new models of culture […]
Uganda Women Members of parliament have indicated that they will push for the UN to ban the practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in the coming UN General Assembly slated for September 2010. The practice which has been practiced in the Eastern Uganda district of Kapchworwa among the Sebei people was recently banned by Uganda […]
President Yoweri Museveni has hailed King Solomon Gafabusa Iguru, the Omukama of Bunyoro Kitara for being a great traditional leader who has always remained respectful to the constitution of the Republic of Uganda and in line with the reasons and principles that restored the monarchies in the country. The President was yesterday addressing a mammoth […]
Makerere University Department of Music, Dance and Drama has appealed to all Uganda scholars, researchers and practitioners interested in performance arts to submit their abstracts in preparation for ‘2010 African Theatre/Performance International Conference’ due on Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at Makerere University Main Campuss. In a press statement Ultimate Media has seen, the main Conference […]