Nyabongo/Labongo’s Ancestral Burial Place Since his sons had left him at Got Kilak to form their own chiefdoms, Nyabongo/Labongo also decided to leave Got Kilak where he felt lonely. He moved eastwards along the banks of river Zoka as it is called by the Madi community or river Juka by the Acholi community until he […]
A Dwelling Place For Nyabongo/Labongo It is believed that on top of Kilak hill, located at Andara village, Labala parish, Kilak north-county, Nyabongo/Labongo settled briefly with his sons before continuing his journey to Oywello-Appaar. It is at Got Kilak that his sons also left him. Ayira went to Gulu where he formed his chiefdom –Payira; […]
Nyabongo/Labongo’s Farthest Footprint In The South Very little is known about Nyabongo/Labongo’s presence in Kigumba in Bunyoro. According to Dr. Yolam Nsamba, a historian and elder at the Bunyoro kingdom, Nyabongo/Labongo went to Bunyoro to look for people whom he would move with for protection as he continued his trek. Nyabongo/Labongo crossed the Nile and […]
Where Nyabongo/Labongo Mourned For Four Days Nyabongo/Labongo continued southwards and came to a large tree with a breast-like fruit near a stream where he mourned bitterly: “Wod iyaga, iketho anego nyathin para pi tigo peri, man nen, kawoni ayi pare urwinyo urwinyo iwanga!” (“Son of my mother, you made me slay my daughter for your bead and behold, her image is now […]
The Kneeling Place From Olwiyo, Nyabongo/Labongo is reported to have turned southwards and one of his children, regretting the death of his sister, lamented: “Agung kwe inyimi pi nyathin fua, cil ma iketho junege!”, (“I bent low in vain before you, pleading for my sister till you caused her death!”) The place was named Agung […]
Where Nyabongo/Labongo Whistled Upon leaving Got Apwoyo, it is believed that Nyabongo/Labongo moved to Olwiyo trying to fathom what had just happened to him. He felt as if everything in his life was falling apart. According to Ongaya Acelam, a cultural elder at the Ker Kwaro Acholi cultural institution, Nyabongo/ Labongo was devastated by his […]
An Ancestral Resting And Meeting Place After the separation of Nyipir/Gipir and Nyabongo/Labongo, this was the second stopover point for Nyabongo/Labongo. His first stopover was at Pajengo, named after a statement he made: “Dong ajengo kuma, umira wabinen kendo ngo kudi!” (“I have shielded myself; we shall never meet again as brothers!”) Nyabongo/Labongo went on […]
Legend has it that the Luo people who migrated southwards along the Nile from Bahr-el-Ghazal in Sudan had happily lived together and settled in the area currently known as the Murchison Falls National Park and the current West Nile region. King Olum, a brother of Ovungu, Atira, Chuwa, Nyangan, and others, was the father of […]
