MUK’s Runyege impresses Iguru

By Gerald Businge Kings are traditionally not supposed to laugh or get excited in public. But everything looked inevitable for Agutamba Solomon Gafabusa Iguru, the king of Bunyoro as Maker-ere University Banyoro students did for him the Runyege. Runyege is the Kinyoro traditional dance. The dance depicts a man trying to win a lady by enticing her with his dancing strokes gestures. And trust the four pairs who did the magic dance on March 23 at Makerere University’s Main Hall. The men with ring stones tied to their legs and ladies tying their waists danced to an accompaniment of well played drums. The ululation from the crowd was evidence enough that the boys and girls were good at what they were doing.The King, who could not hide his happiness, almost clapped, for he was overwhelmed. You can imagine his elder brother rose up immediately after the eight minute hot dancing and declared how in his more than 60 years he had never seen such “breathtaking, well played Runyege.”“That is very splendid, especially from students. I have never seen such good Runyege all my life,” Iguru said. He gave the students a bull for their stunning performance, to which he received a thunderous applause.Iguru was presiding over celebrations to commemorate 20 years of KISA, the Bunyoro Student’s Association at Makerere University.The students also presented a poem, Omujungu (white man) which also received wild applause. Omujungu, which depicts the white man as being very tricky and suppressive won with 99% when they presented it in last year’s Cultural Gala at Makerere University.ends