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 »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 »Sir Jude Mike Mudoma: Celebrations as Umukuuka wa Bugisu knighted
Umukuuka wa Bugisu Knighted by Philippines Queen, takes title of Sir Jude Mike Mudoma Las Vegas, USA | THE INDEPENDENT | The reigning Umukuuka wa Bugisu, Jude Michael Mudoma, has been knighted by Maha Putri Mariam Leonor Torres Mastura, the Queen of the Royal House of Luzon Tagalog of the Philippines. Queen …
Read More »Bamasaaba elders threaten legal action over renaming of Inzu Ya Masaba
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bamasaaba Elders under the Inzu Ya Masaba Cultural Institution have issued an open letter to the Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development, threatening legal action over the government’s recent renaming of Inzu Ya Masaba to Umukuuka Wa Bugisu. At a press conference held in …
Read More »Americans attracted by Mt Elgon potential, to visit Umukuuka
Umukuuka we Bamasaaba seeks US tourism investments in Mt Elgon Caldera Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Umukuuka III uwe Bamasaaba Uwelukoosi Jude Mike Mudoma has interested United States businesses to participate in the development of tourism at the world’s largest intact caldera, located on Mt Elgon in Uganda. The mountain, shared with …
Read More »Umukuuka secures housing deal for Mbale, returns Wednesday from Trump inauguration
Umukuuka III was one of a few African political and cultural leaders invited to President Trump’s week-long inauguration festivities Washington, US | THE INDEPENDENT | Uwelukoosi Jude Mike Mudoma, the Umukuuka III of the Bamasaaba/Bagisu, has secured a partnership with a United States business firm interested in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and …
Read More »Umukuuka III in Washington for Donald Trump inauguration
Washington, USA | THE INDEPENDENT | Uwelukoosi the Third Umukuuka uwe (Cultural Leader of the) Bamasaaba/Bagisu, Jude Mike Mudoma, has arrived in Washington DC to attend week-long activities marking the inauguration of President Elect Donald J. Trump. Mudoma and his delegation arrived in Washington, USA, on Saturday morning aboard an SN …
Read More »Tension, excitement engulfs Mbale ahead of 2024 Imbalu launch
In the Institution of the Umukuuka, We are Spending Sleepless Nights over the Imbalu Launch on Saturday – But Our Detractors are not Sleeping Either SPECIAL FEATURE | Alfred Geresom Musamali | The Institution of the Umukuuka which oversees the cultural matters of the Bamasaaba (named after Masaaba who is believed …
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