By Mike Rwothomio Officials representing various Luo cultural institutions, including Ker Alur, Ker Kwaro Acholi, Batooro Babiito, Banyoro Babiito, Babitokati and Mujwarakondo, have met at Karuziika Palace in Fort Portal City ahead of the burial of Tooro King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV. The pre-burial meeting brought together the Luo cultural groups as preparations intensified for the King’s burial on Saturday, September 12, 2026, at the Karambi Royal Tombs. According to...

By Mike Rwothomio The Alur Kingdom on Friday, 4 September 2026, enstooled Thowarac Samuel Cimvor IV as traditional chief of Acer Chiefdom in a colourful ceremony held at Kaal Lengi Acer in Ndhew Sub-County, Nebbi District. Alur Kingdom Prime Minister (Jadipu) Prince Lawrence Opar Angala presided over the cultural rites on behalf of Kaal Atyak Winam, under the leadership of His Royal Majesty Ubimu Phillip Olarker Rauni III. Speaking at the occasion, Jadipu Opar Angala emphasised the...

By Mike Rwothomio The Alur Kingdom, under the spiritual and traditional authority of His Royal Majesty Ubimu Phillip Olarker Rauni III, has resolved a long-standing leadership dispute in Acer Chiefdom and confirmed 4 September 2026 as the date for the enstoolment of traditional chief Thowarac Samuel Cimvor. The ceremony will take place at Kaal Lengi Acer in Ndhew Sub-County, carved from the former Erussi, Nebbi District. It follows an invitation letter dated 19 August 2026, delivered to...

By Mike Rwothomio Under blazing sunshine that lit up the bustling commercial hub of Paidha in Zombo District, West Nile sub-region, the historic 11th annual Alur Cultural Festival took centre stage on Sunday, 30 August 2026. This star-studded cultural spectacular served as the ultimate curtain-closer for revelers, entertainers, cultural dance troupes, comedians, journalists and thousands of Alur subjects streaming in from Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo and beyond.  The event...

By Mike Rwothomio The Alur Kingdom has mourned the death of the Tooro King, Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, describing his passing as a profound loss to the cultural fraternity and the country. In a condolence message delivered on behalf of the King of Alur, His Royal Majesty Ubimu Phillip Rauni Olarker III, Alur Kingdom Prime Minister and Jadipu, Prince Lawrence Opar Angala, said the King and the entire Alur Kingdom had learnt of the death with profound sadness. Prince Opar...

By Mike Rwothomio The revered Kingdom of Alur, headed by His Majesty Ubimu Phillip Rauni Olarker III, has successfully resolved a 20-year rift among the 13 sub-clans of Palei. The kingdom's leadership described the historic reconciliation as a powerful demonstration of cultural unity and ancestral continuity. This after a delegation of thirteen Palei subclan heads from across the Alur Kingdom gathered at Kaal Atyak Winam on Saturday, 25 July 2026, to formally request the mandatory tail of a...

By Mike Rwothomio The Alur Kingdom has called for the establishment of an additional Ebola treatment centre in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), specifically in Mahagi Territory, to strengthen cross-border outbreak response capacity. The appeal was made on Thursday during a West Nile stakeholders’ meeting on Ebola and other priority public health challenges held at Muni University, Arua. The meeting was convened by Uganda’s Minister of State for Primary Health Care, Hon....

By Mike Rwothomio  The revered Alur Kingdom has urged widows and orphans facing dispossession of family land and property to formally register their complaints with clan elders, chiefdom authorities and the kingdom for structured follow-up and mediation under the traditional Alur justice system. The call comes against a backdrop of persistent property-grabbing challenges faced by widows and orphans across northern Uganda, including Zombo District. Reports from the area document cases...

By Mike Rwothomio The Alur Kingdom has undertaken the formalization of the Arikpa chiefdom leadership to streamline operations and ensure smooth administration,utilizing its indigenous traditional justice system. This crucial intervention addresses a 40-year governance gap during which the chiefdom was managed by interim leaders, specifically the late acting chief Ferdinant Ocaki and his father before him. The late Ocaki, who recently passed away, was the son of Dominico Onyuthi, the Jadipu...

Mike Rwothomio His Royal Majesty Ubimu Phillip Olarker Rauni III, King of the Alur Kingdom, has called on Alur people living outside the kingdom including those in Uganda’s Buganda and Bunyoro-Kitara regions as well as the diaspora in Europe and North America, to maintain strong ties with their ancestral homeland. He stressed that this is essential to preserve cultural heritage, identity, and contribute to the kingdom’s economic development for future generations. The message...

By Mike Rwothomio The Royal Council of Kaal Omua Jupa Kago has announced its readiness to enstool Crown Prince Awacango Moses as Rwoth Kago IV, officially reintegrating the long-dormant Omua Chiefdom into the Ker Alur Council of Chiefs. The development marks a significant boost to cultural unity and heritage preservation in the Alur Kingdom, which has millions of subjects and operates through alternative dispute resolution mechanisms under the leadership of His Majesty Ubimu Phillip Olarker...

By Mike Rwothomio Lions Clubs International has provided personal protective equipment (PPE) and infection prevention supplies valued at approximately US$15,000 (UGX 56 million) to support Ebola virus disease response efforts in high-risk areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda. The consignment, of which 75% was allocated to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and 25% remained in Uganda, was handed over on Wednesday, 22 July 2026, at Nebbi District Headquarters. The...