Tag Archives: culture

Makerere, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A new study by the Economic Policy Research Center (EPRC) has found notable shifts where men are increasingly taking on care work that was traditionally assigned to women. This is against the fact that previous data has stipulated that women and girls spend twice …

Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Because of new travel restrictions imposed to contain COVID-19, the second and last Tororo Broadcasting Network (TBN) fundraising drive will be held virtually on Saturday 12/06/2021. Set for the Kwar Adhola’s Palace in Tororo, the fundraising drive that starts 2.00pm was originally set to be …

Inzu Ya Masaba to Conduct Fresh Elections for Umukuuka Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A consultative meeting convened by the Gender, Labor and Social Development Minister, Frank Tumwebaze to end the stalemate over the cultural leader of Inzu Ya Masaba has resolved to conduct fresh elections. The closed-door meeting …

How communities who regard the animal as a totem are saving it Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Agnes Nyangoma Mukooto, an elderly grandmother in Kabwoya, a quiet sleepy village near the shores of Lake Albert in mid-western Uganda, grew up listening to her father tell stories about the totem …

Masaba Cultural Delegates Oppose Minister’s Proposal of Fresh Umukuka Election Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders from the Mwambu clan have resoundingly opposed a proposal by Marry Gorreti  Kitutu, the minister of energy,  calling for fresh election of the cultural leader, the Umukuka. Over the weekend during the burial of …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police and the military today deployed heavily at Mutoto cultural site located in Industrial city division in Mbale city after learning that the coronation function of Amuram Wagabyalile, the new elected Masaba cultural leader, is going to take place from there. According to Rogers …

Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Prime Ministers of cultural institutions from the Bukedi and Bugisu sub-region have called on Government to create a ministry to help check growing poverty in the areas they represent in Eastern Uganda. In a joint memorandum to President Yoweri Museveni, they also called for …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | They were shocked and sent into a panic, as COVID-19 paralyzed the world. But at the same pace, they have recovered, innovated, and created art pieces to not only kill boredom but to earn a quick buck. This is the story of Ugandan artists and …

Functional artworks break the cultural barriers and stigma surrounding HIV/ Aids awareness ARTS | Dominic Muwanguzi | HIV/ Aids is stills a major threat to the life and livelihood of young people in Uganda. This in spite of the numerous interventions by government and foreign stakeholders to create awareness among young …

  Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Thousands of people descended on Busayi village in Bududa district to attend the burial of Umukuka II, Bob Saul Kipiro Mushikori, the former head of Inzu Ya Masaba. Mushikor, who succumbed to COVID-19 early this month, was laid to rest at his ancestral …