Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | A section of elders from the three tsinda (descendant groups) of Mwambu, Mubuya and Wanale that constitute the Bamasaaba cultural institution in Uganda have signed a petition against suspected moves to unilaterally amend the institution’s name from Inzu ya Masaaba (IYM) to the …
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Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is public outrage towards the organizers of the just concluded inaugural annual Elgon Festival held at Mbale SS grounds in Mbale city over the weekend. Formerly Imbalu Parade and festival, the annual event was organized by the Masaba tourism initiative in partnership with Babana Basha …
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Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eighteen Bamasaba clan leaders have passed a vote of no confidence in their cultural leader, Bob Mushikori. The motion to move a vote of no confidence in the Umukuuka was moved by Michael Wabalayi, the representative of Bukonde clan on Friday evening at Lukhobo …
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President Museveni has challenged Bamasaba Cultural leaders to abandon the practice of using a single knife on different imbalu candidates in order to check disease that are caused by blood transfusion. In the speech, read by the second deputy prime minister and minister for East African affairs Kirunda Kivejinja, the …
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