Culture

By Our Staff Reporter FORT PORTAL, UGANDA — September 29, 2026 President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has presided over the coronation of His Royal Highness Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I as the 15th Omukama of Tooro Kingdom, marking the beginning of a new reign following the death of the late Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV. The coronation ceremony was held …

From an Ancient Royal Dynasty to a Modern African Monarch By Our Staff Reporter UGANDA – Wednesday 9th September 2026 There are lives measured simply in years, and there are lives measured in the history they carry. His Royal Majesty Rukirabasaija Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV belonged to the latter. Born on 16 April 1992 and called to …

By Our Staff Reporter FORT PORTAL, UGANDA — Saturday, September 5, 2026. George Desmond Kamurasi has reportedly been selected by Tooro Kingdom’s Royal Succession Committee to succeed the late Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, as the kingdom awaits the formal announcement of its next monarch. The reported decision follows a meeting of the Royal Succession Committee in Fort …

Fort Portal, Uganda — 29 August 2026 The Office of the Musuuga, Head of the Babiito Clan, has issued a detailed statement setting out the traditional protocols that will govern the funeral rites and succession process following the passing of His Majesty Dr. Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, Omukama of Tooro, who died on the night of 27 August …

By Our Staff Reporter UGANDA | 28 AUGUST 2026 Uganda and the wider East African cultural community are mourning the passing of Rukirabasaija Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, the youthful King of Tooro whose extraordinary life became almost inseparable from the throne he inherited as a small child. Tooro Kingdom Prime Minister Calvin Armstrong Rwomiire Akiiki announced late …

By Reagan Nabutele KIRUHURA, Uganda – Saturday, August 1 President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called on the Banyankole community to preserve the cultural significance of the traditional Okuhingira ceremony by discouraging excessive bride price demands and extravagant wedding celebrations, saying the growing commercialization of marriage is making it difficult for many young people to start families. The President made the …

By Reagan Nabutele MBALE,UGANDA – Saturday, 1 August 2026. Thousands of people from across Bugisu sub region, other parts of Uganda and neighbouring Kenya gathered at the historic Mutoto Cultural Grounds on Saturday for the official launch of the 2026 Imbalu season, marking the beginning of months of traditional initiation ceremonies among the Bamasaba. The colourful ceremony brought together cultural …

Peace at Last: High Court Seals Historic Consent Judgment Ending Bitter Bukuuka Leadership War By Our Staff Reporter Mbale, Uganda — Tuesday, July 21, 2026. After months of tense negotiations, sharp exchanges, and last-minute wrangling between rival camps, the High Court of Uganda at Mbale has finally brought the curtain down on one of Bugisu’s most divisive cultural disputes the …

By Our Staff Reporter MBALE-UGANDA-Sunday, 19 July 2026 A special assembly at Mutoto, a stalled institution, and a court battle in the background this is how Inzu Ya Masaaba finally settled on its third cultural king. For nearly a year and a half, Inzu Ya Masaaba — the cultural institution of the Bamasaaba people sat without a functioning Umukuuka. Umukuuka …

By Our Staff Reporter Mbale City – Thursday, 9 July 2026 The Government of Uganda has unveiled a new leadership arrangement for the 2026 Imbalu launch, with Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development Gen. Henry Tumukunde announcing that the event will be conducted under a neutral leadership structure to safeguard peace and unity across the Bamasaba community. The announcement …