Muniini K. Mulera

Kigyezi

Poor roads stunt Kigezi's development

By Muniini K. MuleraKigyeziJanuary 9, 20170 comments

I am in Kigezi, enjoying the warmth and hospitality of Banyakigezi, renewing old friendships, catching up on developments in the lives of relatives and taking in the breathtaking beauty of this blessed land. For the most part, nearly every experience fills me with joy. Not even ...

Kigezi District Council Members 1961

By Muniini K. MuleraKigyeziDecember 6, 20160 comments

Dr. James Mugisha gwa Kikira kya Mbagyeruka gave me a printed copy of this photograph more than ten years ago. It is one of my most treasured records of our history, not only because I knew many of these elders but also because it presents leaders who were very firmly grounded ...

Katiikiri: The man who fed future leaders

By Muniini K. MuleraKigyeziDecember 6, 20160 comments

Memories of 1966 flood black with torrential force. That bloody year of political and military turmoil stands out like a sore thumb in Africa’s history. Though I was aware of the news reports and listened to my parents discussing the political upheaval with their friends in ...

Time and Names of the Months in Rukiga & Runyankore

By Muniini K. MuleraKigyeziApril 3, 20160 comments

How time was measured in the pre-colonial area that became Kigyezi (Kigezi) is hard to determine. The elders I spoke with were not aware of the traditional equivalent of seconds, minutes, hours or dates. It is almost certain that such concepts were not part of our ancestors' ...

London Convention to usher ICOB into teenage

By Muniini K. MuleraKigyeziJuly 19, 20160 comments

I have been in London since Saturday, enjoying the cool but comfortable summer while looking forward to the fourteenth annual convention of the International Community of Banyakigezi (ICOB). The London Team has done an outstanding job of preparing to receive delegates to the ...

Amaziina G'enogo and Millet Bread Etiquette of the Bakiga

By Muniini K. MuleraKigyeziJune 20, 20160 comments

Few things are as culturally painful as watching a modern school-educated Mukiga or Munyankore eating oburo (millet bread) and enyama (meat). Out comes a knife and fork, delicately supported by soft, washed and well-oiled hands. The millet bread, already pre-cut into ...

Lessons for ICOB from Canada and the World Jewish Congress

By Muniini K. MuleraKigyeziJuly 4, 20160 comments

In the 35 years that I have lived in Canada, I have been most impressed by the citizens’ ability to transcend political differences to achieve shared goals and collective interests. If we need a new hospital in our community, for example, we mobilize funds from the community ...

Leaders should put Kigezi first, self last

By Muniini K. MuleraKigyeziJune 13, 20160 comments

Written in January 2013 I have spent the last week in Kigezi, the one place I am happier than anywhere else on Earth. The thick morning mist that gives way to glorious sunshine invariably triggers memories of a happy childhood spent exploring the mountains and valleys of Bushengyera, ...

We must keep ICOB resolutely non-partisan

By Muniini K. MuleraKigyeziMay 24, 20160 comments

When the International Community of Banyakigezi (ICOB) meets in London, England during the weekend of July 22-24, there will be very good reason to celebrate an organization that has exceeded the modest expectations of a small group of people who midwifed its birth in Toronto, ...

Clans & Totems of the Banyakigezi

By Muniini K. MuleraKigyeziApril 2, 20160 comments

Enganda Z'Abanyakigyezi Please click Enganda Zabanyakigyezi - Clans & Totems of Banyakigyezi 2019 to refresh your memory re: your clan, your clan totem and your clan's friend. Banyakigyezi youth who were born abroad may find this very helpful as they get into the years of ...

Gorilla tracking is an experience one should have at least once in a lifetime

By SCOVIA KYARISIIMAKigyezi Kigyezi TourismApril 11, 20171 comments

Uganda's most pride is tourism. She has been named the fifth top tourism destination in Africa and she deserves it. Among many tourism attractions, Uganda has got the world's most interesting wild animals that are about 90% like humans. These ...

ICOB Board appoints Kigyezi Day Subcommittee

By Muniini K. MuleraKigyezi Kigyezi PoliticsMarch 8, 20170 comments

Fellow Banyakigezi and Friends of Kigezi: At the London 2016 Convention of the International Community of Banyakigyezi (ICOB), the members resolved to: Promote unity and broad based approach entailing a grassroots, ICOB Chapter-based strategy that engages all Banyakigyezi. ...

New Ugandan districts like Rukiga need small and efficient governments

By Muniini K. MuleraKigyezi Kigyezi PoliticsMarch 6, 20170 comments

There is divided opinion about the purpose and consequences of the unprecedented speed at which Uganda has been curved into smaller and smaller districts since independence. From 15 districts in 1962, Uganda now has 117, with 5 more to be born on July 1 this year. By July 1, ...

Uganda Minister of State for Tourism visits Mugahinga National Park

By SCOVIA KYARISIIMAKigyezi Kigyezi TourismFebruary 27, 20170 comments

FEBRUARY 2017 The second week of February was a blessing for kigezi region hosting state minister for tourism Hon Godfrey Kiwanda who spent 3 days enjoying the wonderful Nature that God blessed Uganda with. He visited the Gorillas in Mgahinga national park ...

Uganda cultural tourism promotion to launch in April 2017

By SCOVIA KYARISIIMAKigyezi Kigyezi CultureFebruary 20, 20170 comments

We are preparing a fantastic exercise with an aim of promoting tourism to another step ahead. This exercise is called CULTURE ENTERTAINMENT SHOWS. These stage whows will be strictly about different cultures in Uganda. Our tourists have been coming to Uganda ...

Lake Bunyonyi and that great feeling

By SCOVIA KYARISIIMAKigyezi Kigyezi TourismFebruary 12, 20170 comments

When you are around Lake bunyonyi from morning from sunrise to sunset, you feel that surely God loved Uganda and loved kigezi region twice more. The sun rises from Lake Bunyonyi side in kabale district and sets in Kisoro above the volcanoes, particularly Mt Muhabura. Muhabura means ...

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