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Item Eight History question new curriculum
The people of Bugungu in Busoga sub region have conflicted for a very long time regarding the restoration of their cultural leaders the Ssbabagungu. Majority of the people in the region support his restoration due to the role played by cultural institutions in the economic development. However, there is a section of people who believe that the traditional institutions are a thing of the past without any significant contribution to their community thus see no need if reviving the institution.
Task: Write an essay sensitizing the people of Bagungu who don’t believe in the above institution.
Response
1)The problem in the scenario is that some people in the community of the Bugungu do not see any value in restoring their cultural institution.
2)Cultural institution in Uganda were restored by the 1955 constitution and many are operating today and servicing the communities where they restored like obwakabaka bwa Buganda led by Ronald Mwenda Mutebi, obwakyabazinga bwa Busoga led by Wilberforce Nadiope IV among others.
3)The people of Bugungu should reach an agreement and restore their traditional institution due to the many benefits that will come with its restoration as seen below.
4)If the institution of Ssabagungu is put in place, it can help promote cultural values and morals to the people in Bugungu through many cultural activities it can put in place.
5)The institution of Ssabagungu can be used to promote unity among its people through organizing sports competitions, music, dance and drama festivals that bring unity, cohesion and identity.
6)The institution of Ssabagungu if established can also encourage formal education by establishing educational institutions that can promote literally and skilling among its people.
7)The institution of Ssabagungu can also act as a custodian of customary land thus protecting its people from land evictions.
8)The institution of Ssabagungu if established can help to protect and preserve historical sites which can bring income for the community and the country at large.
9)This institution can be used to implement government social, political or health programmes like vaccination, blood donation, poverty alleviation among others therefore the need to establish the institution.
10.If established, this institution can engage its people in economic development programmes like distribution of free seeds and seedlings to agriculturalists, cultural tourism among other programs.
11.The institution of Ssabagungu if established it can help engage its people in health awareness programs for example against HIV and AIDS, health and sanitation, cancer awareness etc.
12.The institution of Ssabagungu can be used a s basis to resolve conflicts among Bagungu leading to peaceful co-exitance and harmony.
13.The institution can also serve as a basis of storytelling and history sharing through its cultural centres, museums, language and literature, music and traditional religions.
14.If revived, the cultural institution will provide a sense of belonging among the Bagungu. It will also help to connect them tom their ancestors.
15.The institution of the Ssabagungu if established can also be used to train and groom leaders that can be used to serve the people of Bugungu and Uganda at large.
16.In conclusion therefore, basing on the enormous benefits that can be derived from the establishment of the institution of the Ssebagungu as discussed above, the
people of Bugungu should come to a consensus and establish their traditional
institution.
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