Umukuuka wa Bugisu writes to President Museveni, Proposes an Integrated Approach to Resettlement of Persons from Landslide-Prone Areas Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The cultural leader of Bugisu (Umukuuka wa Bugisu) Sir Jude Mike Mudoma has proposed an Integrated Disaster Management Framework (IDMF) for handling the resettlement …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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