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FOREWORD

CELEBRATING UNITY
I
T is now 20 years since The Jopadhola could never
His Royal Highness Moses have got a better choice of the
Stephen Owor was installed First Kwar Adhola. Since the
as the cultural leader of the installation of Kwar Adhola the
Jopadhola. The historic and Jopadhola have been more
memorable event took place united than ever before.
in King George V stadium in
On behalf of the steering
Tororo Town on the 7th August
committee for the 20th
1999.
coronation anniversary and on
After a cultural ritual my own behalf I congratulate
performed by a one Opeti His Royal Highness on
Obieto (now the late), His Owor Jag Adrian, CHAIRMAN, achieving this milestone. I am
Grace Yona Okoth (RIP) the STEERING COMMITTEE
thankful to our Jago (Prime
then Archbishop of the Church (grandfather of the Jopadhola), Minister) for his tireless effort
of Uganda prayed over the and the new Union of the in running the affairs of the
new cultural head. Hon Moses original and affiliated clans cultural institution and for
Ali then 2nd Deputy Prime was christened Tieng Adhola his charisma and courage
Minister represented the Cultural Institution with when faced with challenging
Uganda government on this the motto Unity, Peace and situations. I thank the cabinet
auspicious occasion. Development. I can safely state ministers of Tieng Adhola for
that this is an arrangement their spirit of voluntarism,
Earlier in 1998 an electoral
that has given rise to kingship the Speaker of the Supreme
college of the 52 registered
among the Jopadhola and Assembly and his team, the
clans of Padhola elected the
we must all individually and members of the coronation
new leader by consensus,
collectively embrace it; never anniversary steering
thus giving rise to a leadership
moving backwards. committee and all those
without a loser but all winners.
His Royal Highness Moses persons who have contributed
This was a manifestation towards the success of the
Stephen Owor, the King (Kere)
of emerging unity for the memorable event. May all the
of the Jopadhola has exhibited
Jopadhola. Hitherto each clan Jopadhola, well-wishers and
rare qualities of leadership
separately had its own clan friends come together as we
rallying the Jopadhola living in
leader called Kwar Nono (clan celebrate unity on the 20th
Tororo, rest of Uganda and in
grandfather). And whereas coronation anniversary.
the diaspora to be united and
the clan leaders had close
stressing that we must firmly Long Live Kwar Adhola!
association on account of
assert our existence wherever
common origin, none of them Long Live Padhola!
we are. He is an epitome
superintended over the others.
of unity.He is no doubt a For Unity Peace and
The new cultural leader was personality with unmeasured Development.
given the title Kwar Adhola humility and a large heart.

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