Mbale, Uganda | URN | The Umukuka III of Bugisu, Jude Mike Mudoma, has met with the 26 Bamasaba clan heads, known as Bebikuka, to discuss preparations for the official launch of the 2026 Imbalu circumcision season. The meeting held on Wednesday at the Bugisu Cultural Institution headquarters in Mutoto brought …
Read More »2,000 Surgeons sharpen Knives for 2026 Imbalu ceremony
Mbale, Uganda | URN | AT least 2,000 traditional surgeons are set to undergo training to enable them safely remove the foreskins off thousands of boys to turn them into men during the coming Imbalu season due in four months’ time. The Bugisu cultural institution has also intensified internal preparations …
Read More »LCV ELECTIONS: NRM sweeps Bugisu sub-region
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement (NRM) has entrenched its political dominance in the Bugisu sub-region after sweeping all District Chairperson (LCV) seats, consolidating its grip across Mbale, Manafwa, Bududa, Bulambuli, Sironko, and Namisindwa districts. In Mbale District, former LCV Vice Chairperson Tony Wamagale delivered a …
Read More »UMUKUUKA: Relationship between the Citizens and the Law
COMMENT | Sir Jude Mike Mudoma | It is important to build a strong relationship between our communities and the law. As cultural leaders in this country, we have a critical role to play in promoting respect for the law and encouraging our communities to do the same. Our cultural …
Read More »UBOS to equip Umukuuka wa Bugisu to boost dissemination of statistics
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) has today agreed to give Umukuuka wa Bugisu office furniture, three desktop computers, and an undisclosed number of computer tablets under a collaboration agreement on the joint collection, analysis, and dissemination of statistics in the Bugisu region. UBOS …
Read More »Umukuuka launches Equity Bank drive to plant 60,000 trees in Bugisu
Equity Bank bank has set aside Sh60million to plant 60,000 trees across Bugisu subregion by end of 2026. Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Equity Bank Uganda in partnership with the Umukuuka wa Bugisu Sir Jude Mike Mudoma, the cultural leader of the Bamasaba, together with Gro Foundation, has launched a …
Read More »Former Siu Clan leader Masaba Wabwayi agrees to work with Umukuuka Mudoma
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Stephen Masaba Wabwayi Mascience, the former Chairman of the Siu Clan, has today met Umukuuka wa Bugisu Sir Jude Mike Mudoma to work out how best they can collaborate in developing Bagisu. Masaba Wabwayi has previously been collaborating with John Amran Wagabyalire who …
Read More »Umukuuka wa Bugisu urges Bamasaaba to ignore calls for election of a new cultural leader
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Umukuuka wa Bugisu, His Royal Highness (HRH) Sir Jude Mike Mudoma, has urged Bagisu to ignore calls for election of a new cultural leader in his subregion. Through a press release, the Umukuuka questioned the timing of the calls that come when Uganda is …
Read More »UDF launches Musevenomics in Bugisu Sub-Region
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Development Forum (UDF) has launched Musevenomics in the Bugisu Sub-Region, emphasizing the need for planning before budgeting rather than budgeting before planning. Musevenomics is a term coined in 2020 by economists at the Operation Wealth Creation headquarters. The Musevenomics approach reflects President …
Read More »Inzu Ya Masaba: Sacked Prime Minister speaks out
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Charles Walimbwa Peke, the former Prime Minister of Inzu Ya Masaba, has expressed his displeasure following his dismissal during the recent cabinet reshuffle. On Saturday, Mike Mudoma, the Cultural Leader of Inzu Ya Masaba, announced changes to his cabinet, replacing Walimbwa with Paulo Mwambu as …
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