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BACKGROUND OF ALUR KINGDOM

 

The current King of Alur, His Majesty Rwoth Phillip Olarker Rauni III marks the 33rd King of Alur in the legendary from Nyipir.

 

He is so far the second youngest King in Uganda, next to King Oyo of Tooro.

According to the hereditary linage Rauni is the most educated King of the Alur with a degree in Bachelor of Science (Hons), Economics and Geography from Loughborough University, United Kingdom.

 

He is ruling Alur Kingdom  one of the oldest Cultural Institutions in Uganda (1390- 2000 A.D)  alongside Buganda, Bunyoro,Tooro and Nkore.

 

According to the History, Queen Nyilak the 14th dynasty of Nuer/ Luo Atyak/Alur Kingdoms abdicated the throne for her son, Prince Nyipir in about 1390 A.D after twenty five years of reign at Pajao in the Karuma region in Northern Uganda today.

 

In order to stimulate development and promote cultural, social and economic development of his people, the Rwoth Ubimu has put in place modern structures of administrative system headed by the Prime Minister (Jadipu) Prince Angala Opar Jalumvor Jalsonge II and composed of highly educated and experienced sons and daughters of the land in positions of responsibility from Cabinet Ministers, Directors, Cultural Envoys, Coordinators, Advisors and Technocrats soon after he was enthroned in 2006.  

Ubimu has about 30 ministers who vary in different cabinet responsibilities among them in Ministry of Information and Mobilization to mention but afew.

Ubimu also has chiefs (rwodhi cak) that help to coordinate clans to the bigger Kaal Atyak Palace situated in Okoro County. One of them is Rwoth Emmanuel Kermit Angia of Paidha Omua and Rwoth Said Jal Dolo of Mbaru

RWOTH UBIMU AND THE SUBJECT

Rwoth Ubimu means the king. He is the supreme traditional and cultural leader /spear tip (leb tong) of the Alur people in Nebbi District who whether indigenous or not resident or not and includes those persons in the Diaspora (with in or out side Uganda) Who because of their decent desire to maintain their affinity or roots with the main stream Alur tribe, but excludes those who are merely residents for Economic reasons or purpose of their occupation or livelihood only but continue paying allegiance to their birth places or areas o ancestry outside Alur land. 

 

Each Alur is a subject of Ubimu in the entire counties of Okoro, Padyere and Jonam. Simply put, they are the descendants of the legendary King Nyipir,brother of Labong of the famous bead and spear separation story in Lwo History.

 

Following the new era of the Alur Institution, the Kingdom has turned modern.

Among new things is the introduction of marriage certificate to concretize relationship of couple.

 

In late forties and early fifties, many elderly people did not like to be called Alur. To them the name was degrading and they preferred to be called Jalwo. The British found the Alur name from the Arabs in the North of (Sudan and Egypt) and used it to differentiate between the Lwo Atyak people in the west and east of the River Nile – The Alur and The Acholi. It was in the early 20 century when the name Alur became common among the people of the royal families up to date.

 

The many separations which took place among the Lwo Atyak people in the cause of their migration southwards left the royal spear-head of the Kingdom of the Nuer Lwo Atyak people to remain in the house of King Nyipir the 15th dynasty of the Nuer I Lwo Atyak people up to date.

And the kingdom is referred to as the royal spear-head of Okuru the Alur in Nebbi District.

 The oral history gives a list of 18 Kings in the Alur Kingdom from King Nyipir who reigned 1390-1490 A.D. He died at Locjudongo,  Komkech in present day  in Kucwiny Sub- County in Padyere County, Nebbi District, Northern Uganda.

They are: King Nyipir, King Amor, King Okwir, King Ngira I, King Omyer Dhyang, King Ngira II, King Keno, King Kwaza, King Songa, King Ocweda, King Oledhire, King Arhem, King Ogena, King Nziri, King Alworonga, King Amula Jobi I, King Jalusiga Rauni II and King Valente Keruyoma Jobi II.

BIO DATA OF HIS MAJESTY KING (RWOTH) PHILIP RAUNI  Item                      Status              DetailDate of birth         -             1st March 1981Marital Status :      Single  .Parents         :      Mother .     Mrs. Rotzett Mamisi Keronega              Father  .     Late Prince Edward Keronega (son of Ubimu Jobi II)Predecessor    :   Late Ubimu Jobi II (Valente Keroyoma who died on 11th/ Oct./ 2000  Enthronement  :  22nd -25th May 2006 at Atyak Kaal Okoro County- Nebbi District UgandaEducation background :
  • Primary       : 1993  St. Kizito Primary School, Bugolobi -Kampala 1987
  • 'O'            : 1994-1997- St. Joseph's College Ombaci -Arua
  • 'A'            :  1999-2000 -St. Francis Xavier High School London (U.K)
  • University     :  2001-2004 -Loughborough University, United Kingdom.
  • Qualification  : Bachelor of Science (Hons), Economics and Geography  
  

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King Philip Olarker Rauni III Ubimu of Alur

Rwoth Philip Olarker Rauni III is a role model among youth of Nebbi District in the fight against HIV/AIDS pandemic.

Being a youthful King, his mighty trend to combart HIV/AIDS is seen to the entire West Nile Region.

With the year 2008's   theme, "I am one of the million testing for HIV" the youths need to test for HIV so as to know their status.

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 Illegal Dog meat selling booms in Uganda

KAMPALA : One of the two men from Kalerwe a Kampalan surbub, who were held at Wandegeya Police in Kampala on Aug 2nd  for slaughtering a dog was on  Aug. 7th, 2008  remanded in Luzia government prison.  Edward Katumba 18, was remanded through Kampala City Council  Court after he failed to meet 1,000,000 (one million) UGX Court bond while his colleague Musa Boogere 36, bond him self out. They were charged with injuring animals in violation of section 334 of the penal code Act. According to the Police source that prefers anonymity, Katumba will again appear before Court after two weeks while his colleague will attend the Court from his home. On Saturday, hundreds of angry residents jammed Wandegeya Police to see the two men, from Kinnubbi zone who had been caught with a fat dog’s carcass which Police suspected they planned to sell as goat’s meat popularly known as muchomo or nyama choma by Kenyans.   The officer incharge of Wandegeya Police Station Inspector Benard Otim said they had received a tip that morning that the two men were killing a dog to turn it into meat for sale to the public.  (click to see the photos on the photo show room)
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