Question

Identify the name referring to the council of elders at Oganda level among the Luo

Answer 1

Answer:

The Luo (also called Joluo or Jonagi/Onagi, singular Jaluo, Jaonagi or Joramogi/Nyikwaramogi, meaning "Ramogi's heirs") are a Nilotic ethnic group in western Kenya and in Mara Region in northern Tanzania. They are part of a larger group of ethno-linguistically related Luo peoples who inhabit an area ranging from South Sudan, South-Western Ethiopia, Northern and Eastern Uganda, Northeastern DRC, South-Western Kenya and Northern Tanzania.

Answer 2

The name referring to the council of elders at Oganda level among the Luo -Alamoro mar Jodongo or Jodong Gweng'

Explanation:

• Many clans had come together to form a village referred to as gwengwhich that was headed by a village elder referred to as dodo or jaduong' gweng' who had ruled with the support of the elders who were conventionally  men of status gained by way of commerce, war, eloquence, or wealth,
• Several villages had come together to set-up a subtribe led by the oldest son Ruoth, who was the hereditary chieftaincy. The structure of the Luo government was greater at the sub-tribe level under Ruoth, which had an elders council, galamoro mar jodongo or jodong gweng' who were and belonged to all the villages in respective territory.
• Relations within the subtribe were ad-hoc, since there no particular monarch. During calamities, conflicts and natural disasters including drought, floods and famines , subtribe had come together to help one another
• The Luos organized their security and defense at sub-tribe level led by a commander named Osumba Mrwayi, who was a member of the elders council. The council had a spokesperson who spoke for the council on  issues in village-market sessions, cultural and religious ceremonies headed by Ruoth