A dance troupe performs the Acholi Otole war dance during a cultural festival in Gulu Municipality in 2018. Such dances often accompany the Acholi traditional marriages. PHOTO/FILE/COURTESY/URN In ...

In April, a 39-year-old man, who did not want to be named, together with his family sought the help of the Acholi cultural institution to revise the bride price assessment that his wife’s side ...

In the revised requirements, a prospective groom in Acholi’s 54 chiefdoms is to pay a bride price not exceeding Sh150,000 (UgSh5 million).

To answer cries of many young men, the Acholi cultural institution has now passed a by-law, stipulating the standard bride price one can pay. Under the new arrangement, one is required to pay ...