The ritualized circumcision of thousands of boys, known as Imbalu, began Aug. 3 in a remote corner of Uganda and will continue until the end of 2024. But this year the local king has opened the festivities to the public, with $120,000 from the Ugandan government and a corporate sponsor.
Traditional circumcision knives are prepared by a surgeon a day before the launch of a ritual, known as Imbalu, at Kamu village in Mbale, Eastern Uganda , Friday, Aug. 2, 2024. Daniel Wabuyi reacts during his traditional circumcision ritual, known as Imbalu, at Kamu village in Mbale, Eastern Uganda , Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024. Daniel Wabuyi reacts during his traditional circumcision ritual, known as Imbalu, at Kamu village in Mbale, Eastern Uganda , Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024.
In an interview with the AP, the Umukuuka asserted that organizing a modern Imbalu was challenging and defended his decision to market the ritual as a tourist event in line with Uganda’s national development plan. “I don’t think they are having any role” in Imbalu, he said, speaking of clan leaders. “It was for our own benefit culturally, but now it is becoming a national event because the government of Uganda has captured it.”
Tribal circumcision is performed by a traditional surgeon wielding a knife usually fashioned from melted nails. Bamasaaba hundreds of kilometers away in the Ugandan capital of Kampala are known to hunt down Imbalu dodgers they then cut by force. The bodies of uncircumcised men can be violated before burial.
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