The cultural committee instituted by the government to run this year’s circumcision (Imbalu) ceremony has revealed that they are struggling to clear debts with people hired to provide services during ...

NEAR MOUNT ELGON, Uganda (AP) — The dancers shook their hips to the beat of drummers who led the way, anticipating the start of mass circumcision among the Bamasaaba people of Uganda’s mountainous ...

Bugisu Cultural Institution (Bukuuka Bwa Bugisu) has set August 1 as the official launch of this year’s Imbalu circumcision ceremony amid fears of possible clashes. The government-gazetted cultural ...

The dancers shook their hips to the beat of drummers who led the way, anticipating the start of mass circumcision among the Bamasaaba people of Uganda’s mountainous east. Yet the frolicking in the ...

Kampala — THE Bagisu believe one's voyage to manhood begins with imbalu ( cultural circumcision). The Gisu community participates in the ritual which involves walking around the circumcision candidate ...

The Imbalu season of initiating boys into men is expected to attract 200,000 guests throughout the year.The inaugural ceremony which will take place at Mtoto hill on August 23 is expected to attract ...

Drums and more drums led the imbalu (circumcision) troupes as they danced their way to the Mbale's Bumutoto cultural site to launch the 2002 circumcision festival last week. Two or more circumcision ...

This year, as with every even year, the Bagisu are in high gear because it is a circumcision year. In the last couple of years, there has been debate about whether medical male circumcision should ...