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HANGIRIZA AGUTAMBA OMUKAMA WA BUNYORO KITARA,

HANGIRIZA MUKUUMA NFUUZI ZA BUNYORO KITARA. LONG LIVE THE KING OF BUNYORO.

UGANDA PULSE thanks for this article about the history and culture of the people and king and kingdom of Bunyoro. THE DESIGN  ON THE WEB IS GOOD AND QUITE COLOURFULL.

IAM VERY MUCH IMPRESSED BY THE  CONTENTS OF THE  MESSAGE ABOUT THE BANYORO PEOPLE.MWEBALE MWEBALE MWEBALE MUNO KUHANDIIKA HALI BUNYORO NAYO NABO BAMANYWE AHEERU YAMAHANGA. MWEBALE.ABA AMOOTI, ATEENYI, AKIIKI, NABANDI BOOONA ABEMPAAKO NGU OWABYONA ABAHE OMUGISA

BUNYORO,it high time we got some more investment in educating more Banyoro right from elementary or primary schools , through secondary schools all the  way to the tertiary institutions. Without  educating the  child of Bunyoro,  then the kingdom will lag behind. More effort be put in sciences at secondary schools and  more effort be put in the education of the girl child espsecially with the now established program of Universal Secondary Education.

Thanks to the Girls Secondary Schools  (SS) established in the Bunyoro Kingdom: St Theresa Girls SS-Masindi District, Canon Njagali  Girls SS -Duhaga -Hoima District, Kinyarugonjo Girls SS, URDT Girls SS - Kagadi- Kibaale Disrtict, Notre Dama Academy Girls SS- by the American Sisters of Notre Dame- Buseesa-Kibaale District, and the government aided St. Margaret Mary Girls SS at Muhorro-KIBAALE DISTRICT.  THANKS GO TO UGANDA PULSE FOR THE ARTICLE YOU PUT ON YOUR INTERNET  education WEBPAGE ABOUT  community school excite parents in  Muhorro , Kibaale District. We must support the education of the girl child in Bunyoro. Abanyoro  twekambe kwegesa abaana, agateraine nugo gaata eigufa: unity is strength.

Thanks to URDT in Kagadi for the Radio programs on the local FM station KKCR 91.7fm for the enlightenment given to the people of Bunyoro habwenkurakurana yamaka, ebyaro embuga hamu namasomero namuno mno  kusagika amsomero agabaisiki. KKCR has  mobilised  a lot of people  towards rural development  and rural education and given support to the education of the girl child.

LONG LIVE BUNYORO LONG LIVE THE KING OF BUNYORO.

HANGIRIZA AGUTAMBA, HANGIRIZA ENTALE YA BUNYORO.

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 <><><><><><><>BUNYORO KINGDOM HAS CAUSE TO REJOICE:<><><><><><><><><>

Bunyoro Kingdom has at last got the heir to the throne after the OMUGO (QUEEN) Margaret Karunga gave birth to a baby BOY at the Nairobi Hospital over the weekend.

 This must be good news for the King the OMUKAMA IGURU GAFABUSA and for the kingdom that is about to celebrate His Installation Anniversary = EMPANGO , come June 11th .2007.

 <><><> BUNYORO KINGDOM HEIR IS BORN   <><><>   

http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/12/566217

LONGLIVE THE KING    =  

 ZOONA OKAALI,

 ZOONA OKAALI

 HANGIRIZA AGUTAMBA,

 HANGIRIZA ENTALE YA BUNYORO,

 HANGIRIZA MUKUUMA NFUUZI,

 HANGIRIZA RUKIRAABASAIJA OMUKAMA  WA BUNYORO

TIICA:

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         <><><><><><><>BUNYORO KINGDOM HAS CAUSE TO REJOICE:<><><><><><><><><>

                           <><><> BUNYORO KINGDOM HEIR IS BORN   <><><>   

THE HEIR IS THE ONE THAT  IS TO CONTINUE THE LINEAGE OF THE LUO BABIITO  KINGS OF BUNYORO.and as in most african cultures, they want  a SON to be the heir, and to play the big drum of his Dad.

A SON to play THE BIG DRUM

 -<><>  ENGOMA  ENKOOTO ,   EMPANGO - <><> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tdjp46vEsw

that  is played by the Dad on every coronation anniversary. And so the question in the mind of many citizens of the kingdom will always be ; Who will play that big drum ENGOMA EMPANGO, ENGOMA ENKOOTO that call us to unite as a tribe?

And who can be the heir: http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/21/566584 

BUNYORO KINGDOM is REJOICING: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYWPqoCpHEY

BLESSINGS to the BUNYORO ROYAL FAMILY

http://joe-ks.com/archives_may2005/Elastic_Baby.htm 

 its the  royal baby laughing with joy

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Afer many years of Colonial government (1899-19620 and post independence regimes (1962-2006) neglecting the development of the Bunyoro Region, the Banyoro are finally beginning to realize the WORD OF THEIR ANCESTORS  who told them that = Ekisembo kyobugaiga ekya Ruhanga ayahurra omunaku, tikijunda, kiriba kiro kimu , Ruhanga alikimuha ---- in Runyoro language......... and in English translated as = WHAT GOD HAS KEPT IN STORE FOR A POOR - OPPRESSED PERSON, THAT GIFT DOES DOES NOT GET ROTTEN, ONE DAY IT WILL BE GIVEN TO ITS RIGHTFUL OWNER, SAFE AND INTACT AND STILL SHINNING

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Its the oil flowing from Bunyoro that the whole of Uganda is eyeing in the hope that Uganda MAY BECOME THE MAJOR EXPORTER OF OIL in the whole of  East and Central Africa.

1. Bunyoro kingdom and Banyoro people http://www.bunyoro-kitara.com
2. Bunyoro interest in oil http://www.ugpulse.com/articles/daily/Business.asp?ID=496#bunyoro
3. Bunyoro lobbies for oil benefits http://www.monitor.co.ug/news/reg05047.php
4. Uganda ready for oil production? http://www.ugpulse.com/articles/daily/Business.asp?ID=496   

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When the First British Explorers came to Uganda in 1862, they immediately developed the plan to colonize the Great Lakes Region once called the Interlacustrine Region. And in their master plan they decided to subdue all the tribes - call them NATIONS  or STATES that were existing and have them surrender to the new British Colonial Empire. As the plans to do so intesfied, it was King Kabaleega of Bunyoro who gave the siffest resistance to the British rule and humiliated them several times with his guerrila tacticts  thus beginning the first ever NATIONAL RESISTANCE MOVEMENT =NRM and the first ever NATIONAL RESISTANCE ARMY =NRA against the British. Strange enough though the British first befriended Kabaka Mwanga against Kabalega, Mwanga later on joined Kabalegas NRM - NRA  to fight against the British and both of them went into hiding in Lango to re-organize their troops for more guerillar attacks on to the Biritish,  till they were captured in 1899 and taken to exile till 1923.

Then the British Colonial Masters decied that since BUNYORO had offered  tough resistance of NRA/NRM to fight the Bristish and since KABALEGA had been captured, and taken into exile ----- therefore-------- as a punishment to the Banyoro --- no developments be ade in that region. And sad enough that was the case till  the time of Uganda's Independence 1962. But the post independence governments that followed it seems were also  INFLUENCED to continue the NEGLECTING OF BUNYORO DEVELOPMENT. Oh yes,  no tarmac roads, no good schools, no fast growing urban centers, no major hospitals, NO LAND TITLES, big chunks of  the most fertile land (64%) was gazetted as National game and forest reserves, and the once known to be high Banyoro population  and their many cows and goats and sheep was relocated to areas that were not fertile that lacked soil depth, and little or no medicine was provided to the sick population  thus leading to the DEPTING OF THE BANYORO POPULATION  and the cattle-goat-sheep population in the kingdom. The British thus put an EMBARGO on Bunyoro for their resistant King Kabalega and surely despite the 45 years of post independence (1962-2007) there has been little or no improvement in the infrastructure of the kingdom. The little that has been done has been mainly the work of the Church organisations like Bunyoro Kitara  -COU- Protestant Diocese and the Hoima Catholic Diocese both of which encompass the whole of Bunyoro kingdom: they have contibuted alot to the setting up of schools and also with the help of an indigenous local NGO called Uganda Rural Development Training URDT  www.urdt.net of Kagadi, Kibaale district.

  The British knew there was oil near Lake Albert but feared that if eplored and mined it would give the Banyoro the economic boost and have their Ego rise again, and so te British left Uganda without talking much about the discovery of oil. Then it was President Idi Amin Dada saying that some experts say there is oil in Bunyoro, and he was overthrown before news of oil exploration came out loudly . And now its the current Uganda's NRM regime that has made bold arrangements to find the oil - in Bunyoro

BUT WILL THE DISCOVERY OF OIL HELP BUNYORO RISE  TO NEW STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT?

And tell you what?

Banyoro are dancing and rejoicing at the news of oil http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYWPqoCpHEY  

But will the discovery of oil help Bunyoro Economically? http://www.monitor.coug/news/reg05047.php

Petrol dollars are staring to flow in Hoima http://www.monitor.co.ug/news/news04301.php

Oil discovery will be a blessing here http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/21/563905

Uganda could get 3b/= daily from oil http://www.monitor.co.ug/news/news03034.php

National prayers for oil http://www.ugpulse.com/articles/daily/news.asp?ID=1900

Hoima wants Migereko to explain oil revenue sharing http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/13/564918

Govt to get over 70% of oil cash http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/13/563463

Uganda wont export unrefined oil, says M7 http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/13/552773

Uganda toasts to oil deposits in Hoima http://www.monitor.co.ug/news/news05055.php

Hoima to get oil refinery plant http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/13/562585

Museveni approves Heritage Oil http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/217/563642

Plan well and fairly for Uganda's oil find http://www.monitor.co.ug/oped/oped05071.php

Ugandans to export oil apportunity to the full http://www.monitor.co.ug/oped/oped05011.php

American government eyes Ugandan oil http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/18/552746

Uganda in high hopes for oil production http://www.gasandoil.com/GOC/company/cna62533.htm

Heritage oil reports largest oil find http://www.newvision.co.ug/PA/8/220/551788

Uganda oil can feed East African Region http://www.newvision.co.ug/PA/8/13/552456

The African Proverb says that:

When two elephants fight (LRA and UPDF) its the grass (the common man, the everyday person, the innocent, and the voiceless) who suffer, and the grass looses all its green colour..................The green colour can only come back if Heaven send the rains - is the African belief in many african cultures...................

It is not till HEAVEN sends the rain down on earth that the rain comes and then the grass is brought back to new life. So lets give a chance to King of Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom OMUKAMA  IGURU   http://www.bunyoro-kitara.com/mission.htm   to mediate the peace process between LRA and the Uganda government. And remember that the English word HEAVEN is translated in Runyoro language as IGURU

The people of Northern Uganda have had good working relationships and centuries old cultural ties that go back to as early as 1400 AD when the migrations brought the LUO BABIITO to move from the north and finaly settle in the south with their base becoming the strong empire of Bunyoro Kitara kingdom whose rulers are there since then1400 - 2007AD.   http://www.bunyoro-kitara.com/empire.htm    Bunyoro Kitara Empire or Kingdom reahed it apex in the days of OMUKAMA KABALEEGA OF BUNYORO in the late 1890s at a time when the British were entering Uganda and forcing the cultural leaders in then then Uganda to be under the new Uganda Agreement or Colony.But we know from History that Omukamaq Kabaleega resisted colonial domination of his kingdom amnd put up a guerilla warfare  against the British till he was capturd in hiding in Lango in 1899.

The current King of Bunyoro, Omukama Iguru Gafabusa is a descendant of the LUO BABIITO dynasty/empire/ kingdom that goes all the way back to 1400AD. And up to now the people of northern Uganda are spread and settled well in many parts of Bunyoro and are living in harmony with the Banyoro Kitara kingdom   www.bunyoro-kitara.com    Looking at this situation and realizing that the war (LRA-UPDF) in the north cannot end by military means alone, and realizing that perhaps the cultural leaders can play a role in peace and reconciliation of northern Uganda, am of the opinion that the government should encourage Joseph Kony and his LRA team to listen to the mediatorship of the Omukama of Bunyoro in this LRA-UPDF conflict or war. Am almost made to think that Kony may have more trust in the  Religious and Cultural leaders mediatorship rather than talk directly to the military and political leaders of the current NRM Ugandan government. And so why not take advantage of this proposal and have the religious and cultural leaders from Northern Uganda's Luo Speaking tribes and the Southern Bantu Speaking leaders especially the golden friends of the north i.e. the Banyoro leaders , the Omukama Iguru, be in the process of the peace talks with Kony.

Its a historical and cultural fact, and indeed an open secret known by almost all tribes in Uganda that the people of Northern of Uganda have great respect for the Omukama of Bunyoro and for the people of Bunyoro. This is shown by the peaceful coexistence that is there in the kingdom between the indigenous Banyoro and the varied peoples from Luo, the Nilo hamitic and Sudanic tribes of Uganda. And this is always shown on the day of the Coronation Anniversary of the Omukama of Bunyoro  June 11th when  cultural elders and chiefs and their subjects come all the way from different parts of northern Uganda and from as far as DRCongo to participate in the Coronation celebrations, to pay homage to the king and thus mark again or further cement their relationship with the Omukama of Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom.

-----So who knows , KONY may listen more to these leaders and to the Omukama's advice as His elder  (or is it as the elder Luo Bbiito Brother of Joseph) rather than listen to  politicians and military leaders. <><><><><><>>>><><><><><>OMUKAMA IGURU CAN BRING PEACE - a visit to northern Uganda    http://www.ugpulse.com/ugandan-community/blogs/tiica/archive/2007/05/20/A-visit-to-Northern-Uganda_2E00_.aspx

AS THE SONG OF PASTOR OKUDI SAYS --- this may be the long awaited moment IN THE HOUSE OF UGANDA

1. the moment of peace and reconciliation
2. the moment of prayer and annointing    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDbY3zMLVdg
3. the moment of joy and dancing
4. the moment of praising and thanking God
5.    

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BUT WHO IS BEHIND THIS MOVE OF GRABING THE LAND FROM THE BAGUNGU OF BUNYORO?

Oh yes I had said it earlier that there were some big shots taking over the land near Lake Albert to prepare themselves for the oil industry ----- but they did so at the expense of driving away the natives who have been there for years and have no land titles.

BULIISA DISTRICT RESIDENTS CLASH OVER LAND

                                          http://www.monitor.co.ug/news/news060410.php

TRIBAL LAND CLASHES INJURE 10 IN BULIISA

                                         http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/12/568605

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BUT WHO IS BEHIND THIS MOVE OF GRABING THE LAND FROM THE BAGUNGU OF BUNYORO? Oh yes I had said it earlier that there were some big shots taking over the land near Lake Albert to prepare themselves for the oil industry ----- but they did so at the expense of driving away the natives who have been there for years and have no land titles.

Ahaa, things are getting worse in that HOLY LAND OF OIL at Lake Albert,

And now President M7 has orderd Tinyefunza

to intervene in BUNYORO'S  Buliisa District Land clashes

http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/13/568795

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There are two major national Forests in Bunyoro,

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BUDONGO Forest in Masindi District, and BUGOMA Forest in Hoima District.

But there is a very big problem of deforestation         

and timber sale has become a major economic activity in Hoima.

http://www.ugpulse.com/ugandan-community/forums/thread/25.aspx

http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/459/564185

 Mabira Forest  has made news , but the Budongo-Bugoma Forests are also on the verge of disappearing! 

TIICA:

http://www.ugpulse.com/images/dailyphoto/20060720_900.jpg

, but the Budongo-Bugoma Forests are also on the verge of disappearing! 

Its alarming   ..........................   http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/21/568744

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Its alarming   ..........................   http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/21/568744

                                                    

 

TIICA:

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, but the Budongo-Bugoma Forests are also on the verge of disappearing! 

Its alarming   ...... Bunyoro forests are dissapearing really..............   http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/21/568744     /quote]

It was in 1899 when Omukama Kabaleega  of Bunyoro Kitara kingdom was captured and taken to exile till his return in 1923 .While he was away and as a way to punish Bunyoro for their support to Kabaleega's guerilla warfare against the British colonialist, his 6 conties were given awy to Buganda as a THANK YOU.

 And it was not till 1964 that a referendum was made in  ONLY 2 out of 6 of THE LOST COUNTIES : Buyaga and Bugangaizi, or are they the rediscovered counties -- anyway, the results of the referendum was that the people of Buyaga and Bugangaizi counties opted to belong to Bunyoro kingdom www.bunyoro-kitara.com. The funny thing is that the other four counties were never given a chance to be in the refefendum.The people  of the rediscovered counties were later on given a district called  Kibaale in 1991. Kagadi town has becmoe the economic center of Kibaale district and may become another District as President Museveni has promised them during his election campains of 2006.   http://ugpulse.com/articles/daily/homepage.asp?ID=259   . As they returned to Bunyoro, one major problem was not solved....... the Baganda landlords who had been in Kibaale  had and have the land titles and so the people in Kibaale are just squaters on their own land of their ancestors.

But since then the question has been: where are the 4000 Land Titles  in Kibaale district. and why can they be rerturned to Kibaale and be given to the rightful owners the people of Kibaale  who have been there for years and years. Will the NRM regime do something to solve this issue?

http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/21/568970  and http://ugpulse.com/articles/daily/news.asp?ID=3470 

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And on Monday June 11th Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom will be celebrating the 13th anniversary of King Iguru's Coronation.When a King is installed , the first thing he does is to beat the BIG DRUM,  ENGOMA ENKOOTO, ENGOMA EMPANGO calling on all his subjects to join in the ROYAL DANCE that begins at exactly the 9th hour of that day

Its the day of the EMPANGO, the anniversary of the Kings Coronation

                             http://allafrica.com/stories/200706080113.html  

                             http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/9/513/569211

The dance will be joined by all tribes that live in Bunyoro,in the 4 Districts, Masindi, Buliisa, Hoima, and Kibaale. And although there are other tribes that have settled there from northern Uganda in Hoima and Masindi and Buliisa district, and the Bakiga  sttlers in Kibaale District, King Iguru of Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom has told all his subjects to be one people and continue showing the great culture and spirit of Banyoro who are very accomodating  and allowing other peoples and cultures to stay in the kingdom and thus add to the BEAUTY= IHUNDE for the Kingdom. The most recent news is that  King Iguru has also appealed to the NRM government and especially the  Religious leaders of both Diocese of  Bunyoro Kitara COU and Hoima Catholic Diocese  to help in having the people be accomodative of one another and not have tribal conflicts and thus be able to  stay as one house and one family or kingdom  http://ugpulse.com/articles/daily/news.asp?ID=3491  Of course Bunyoro is excited with the news of the Kings son that was born a few days ago and the news of the Oil found in Bunyoro--- hoping that the oil revenue for the nation will also help developments in the kingdom of  www.bunyoro-kitara.com 

Its the story of the Balaalo Pastoral pipo  being chased away from Queen Elizabeth National Park, and its the Balaalo moving into Bunyoro's Buliisa District and being chased away and now the Balaalo moving to Kiboga District and the Buganda pipo saying no we dont want our land to go to the Balaalo. Where as Bunyoro is an area that has been accomodative of many different tribes, the arrival of Bakiga in Kibaale District and the arrival of the Ballalo in Buliisa and Masindi Districts has been a thorn in the flesh and as they move to Buganda, the Buganda kingdom is saying they should not setlle in Kyankwanzi of Kiboga District in Buganda as the NRM Government has proposed..... what next now?

Who are thes pipo and why are they moving all over Uganda from as far soth as border with Rwanda and with Tanzania  moving up with their cattle thru Ankole, Tooro, Bunyoro,  Luwero- Nakasongola -Kiboga, Kigumba and venturing into Acholi and Lango ---- at every place of entry they are not welcome and the wanainchi see the Balallo having the escort of the GUNS...... who gave them the gunds and why are they moving freely with them without being arrested by the military and by the government?

QUESTION:         Is the Balaalo-Bagungu wrangles a recipe for bloodshed?

http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/26/574177