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 daughter’s death — whom he had cut to get out the brother’s bead. With a heavy heart, Nyabongo/Labongo is said to have shaken his head and whistled (whistling in Acholi is referred to as ‘lwiyo’).
Hence, the place was called Olwiyo.