Teso Paramount Chief Strengthens Cultural Ties with Lango During Lira Visit

The Paramount Chief of Teso, Emorimor Paul Sande Emolot Etimeileng, has visited Lango Sub-region in an engagement aimed at promoting peace, unity, education and stronger cultural relations between the Iteso and Lango communities.

The visit, which attracted large crowds and disrupted some normal business activity in Lira City, formed part of the Emorimor’s efforts to strengthen relations between the Iteso community living in Lango and their Lango neighbours.

Emorimor and his delegation were received and hosted by the Paramount Chief of Lango, Dr Michael Moses Odongo Okune, at the Lango Royal Palace.

The meeting between the two cultural leaders provided an opportunity to reaffirm relations between the neighbouring communities and promote peaceful coexistence, cultural cooperation and unity.

Members of the Iteso community living in Lango turned up in large numbers to welcome their cultural leader, with traditional performances forming part of the activities at the palace.

During the visit, Emorimor also toured Uganda Christian School of Nursing in Lira, where he held discussions on education opportunities, particularly the need to increase access to science education for children from the Teso community.

The engagement has resulted in an education opportunity, with two full scholarship places secured for Teso students pursuing science-related studies, according to Stephen Ojacor, Minister for Information at the Iteso Cultural Union.

The meeting between the two cultural leaders provided an opportunity to reaffirm relations between the neighbouring communities and promote peaceful coexistence, cultural cooperation and unity.

Members of the Iteso community living in Lango turned up in large numbers to welcome their cultural leader, with traditional performances forming part of the activities at the palace.

During the visit, Emorimor also toured Uganda Christian School of Nursing in Lira, where he held discussions on education opportunities, particularly the need to increase access to science education for children from the Teso community.

The engagement has resulted in an education opportunity, with two full scholarship places secured for Teso students pursuing science-related studies, according to Stephen Ojacor, Minister for Information at the Iteso Cultural Union.

The Lango visit also comes ahead of Emorimor’s fourth coronation anniversary, scheduled for October 29–31, 2026, in Kenya.

The anniversary celebrations are expected to highlight key areas associated with Emorimor’s leadership, including peace and unity, education, agriculture, cultural preservation and community development.

The Lira engagement is therefore being presented by the Iteso Cultural Union as part of its broader peace and unity agenda, with the leadership seeking to deepen relations between the Iteso and neighbouring communities while creating practical opportunities for young people.

For the Iteso community in Lango, the visit was both a cultural homecoming and an affirmation of the importance of maintaining peaceful relations with their Lango neighbours.

As the two cultural institutions continue to engage, emphasis remains on using cultural leadership to strengthen unity, create opportunities for communities and preserve longstanding bonds between the people of Teso and Lango.