The Uganda Museum: The Custodian of Uganda’s Heritage
If seeing is believing, then you need to visit the Uganda Museum. To clearly understand Uganda's multicultural past, you will have to visit the...
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...
Cultural and Adventure Tourism in Uganda
Uganda, often referred to as the “Pearl of Africa,” is a country where rich traditions blend seamlessly with thrilling outdoor experiences. Located in the...
Nikah: The Nubian Traditional Marriage
Since the colonial days, Uganda has hosted an ethnic group of people known as Nubians, originating from the Nuba Mountains in Sudan. The traditions...
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...
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,...
Tracing the Origin of the Gomesi / Busuuti
In African culture, women's decency was valued highly. This decency was portrayed in many forms including dressing, which in many tribes reflected mannerism. As...
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...
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...
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...