The Tooro kingdom council sitting at Mucwa chambers has appointed a five man conflict resolution committee to engage the clan leaders who opposed the election of kingdom prime minister and the regents. Dr Apollo Karugaba the Tooro kingdom prime minister observes that there has been a lot of confusion in the kingdom since the clan […]
The Omukama of Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom Solomon Gafabusa Iguru has attacked the western powers for the invasion of Libyan leader and trying to depose president Muammar Muhammad al-Gaddafi The Omukama who marked 15 years of enthronement yesterday condemned whites for dividing African people and for exploiting the continent’s resources. He says African countries must unite if […]
The Nabagereka (Queen mother ) of Buganda, Sylvia Naginda has launched the “Kisakati” for students in international schools scheduled for 17th to 31 July 2011 at Vienna college school Namugongo. The Kisakati program was started by Nabagereka development foundation to assist young boys and girls between 6-18 years of age to mind their rooting cultures […]
Several calls to settle conflicts in Toro Kingdom have fallen on a deaf ear with no individual or group showing interest to mediate in the conflict that have rocked the Kingdom for over 6 months. The conflict emerged when King Oyo dismissed the Kingdom Premier William Nyakatura and replaced him with Apolo Karugaba something that […]
The Kingdom of Bunyooro Kitara has started a campaign aimed at rehabilitating all its Royal Tombs that are scatted in the kingdom. The tombs will be fixed up and opened as tourist attraction sites to promote the Bunyooro culture. Bunyooro Kitara has over 30 well tombs in the districts of Kibaale Hoima Masindi Murchison falls […]
Many participants seemed to agree that bride practice culture has become extremely commercialized with parents looking at their daughters as monetary reserves. Some parents are choosing to marry daughters off as young as 14 or to demand the highest price they can name, whether in terms of cows or money.
Buganda Kingdom is considering going to court to seek the nullification of the Traditional Leaders and Cultural Institutions Act that was passed by parliament on Tuesday The Minister of Information and Cabinet Affairs at Buganda Kingdom, Charles Peter Mayiga says although the Parliament of Uganda has passed the bill and the president will soon assent […]
As the parliament of Uganda winds up hearing of views of different cultural institutions on the proposed Traditional Institutions and Cultural Leaders Bill, it is emerging that other than concerns over the rights of cultural leaders, funding of the cultural institutions is turning out to be a major issue. So far, officials from Bunyoro Kitrara […]
The Minister of Gender Labour and Social Development, Gabriel Opio has presented revision to the controversial Institution of Traditional and Cultural Leaders bill 2010 that is currently being considered by the committee on Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, as well as the Social Services Committee. The minister said the government had amended or deleted 15 of […]
The Assembly of the Acholi cultural chiefs is demanding that three clauses of the controversial institutional and cultural leader’s bill be deleted and subsections amended before they are presented to the parliament for scrutinize. A statement issued by the Acholi cultural institution Prime Minister Kenneth Okata the Acholi chiefs observed that sections 3(2) of the […]