Nyom – The Acholi Marriage
Unitary, determined, ambitious or candid; any of these terms might be a fitting description for the Acholi. For a long time, this Ugandan tribe...
Best 8 Uganda Traditional Dances
From the north to South, East to West, Uganda is endowed with numerous tribes (totaling to over 54 tribes), each with interesting cultures as...
Kuukaala Ipaalu: Not a man until you have done it among the Bagisu
On the southern and western foothills of Mount Elgon in Mbale district, about 360 kilometers east of Kampala, live the Bagisu/Bamasaaba who, for...
The Tradition of ‘Visiting the Bush’
In most Ugandan traditions, sex is a sacred topic. For this matter, it is neither discussed in public nor taken lightly as it is...
Funerals Among the Bagwere
A story is told of one affluent traveler who, on his way through Pallisa, stopped by the roadside to buy some sweet potatoes at...
Mato Oput: The Acholi Justice System
"Mato Oput is an elaborate system of reconciliation and mediation which was developed by the Luo community to settle disputes among their community.
However, Acholi...
Buganda’s Okwabya Olumbe and the Tradition of Installing a Heir
What is Okwabya Olumbe? This is the question I posed to Daniel Kamoga, one of the few people considered as custodians of knowledge on...
Bukonzo’s Unique Culture and Way of Life
On thinking of the Bakonzo what will spring to many people's mind is probably the fact that they are the other tribe in Uganda,...
Kwanjula: The Baganda Traditional Marriage
The traditional marriage or give away ceremony in Buganda is one function you will get to hate and like in almost equal proportions. The...
Engagement and Marriage in Busoga
The Basoga, ethnically a Bantu tribe, live in the southeastern part of Uganda, between Lake Kyoga and the northern shores of Lake Victoria (known...