The sun rose; born: 24,12,1962, died: 17,05,2026; the giants of Puranga chiefdom until death, the world began to remember its utmost power.
Described by his elder son as “The man of economies who became a rule of law and authority in Acholi cultural heritage”, the most well-read, who was described as the Lukwor clan Chairman, that James Latigo Ojera, whoever he meets first, asked the person what their incantation clan identity. In Muc tu ngo!!!
Sister Barbara Ojera described him: Kitambala, Kitambala, Kitambala, I am so great for everyone; I will not mention here. Ojera James Latigo is my husband; even after his death is still my husband because we have a marriage for life.
Deputy Prison Commissioner Sam Akena, his long-time companion, called the late James Ojera Latigo his Body, the man who took his hand from Nakawa Kampala outskirt to Makerere Ivory Tower center for education and paid his taxi fees.
Amb Dr Prof John Olara Otunnu described James Ojera Latigo as follows: the leadership of the late Chairman of Jesus my brother Odongo Jayi from the Great Lapare for me am deeply peaceful moment, what we are today, we have our context, the world has come to close in Amb Olara Otunnu imagination.
GULU CITY-TUESDAY JUNE 1, 2026.
By Okumu Livingstone Langol, (Uganda Correspondent)
Amb. Andrew John Olara Otunnu, the former UN Under Secretary for Children and Women Affairs, wept as he took to the podium to address giant crowds on Sunday, May 30, 2026, the send-off of the late President James Ojera Latigo at Otunnu Yosito ground in Pece Pawel Pudyek as mourners dared the noon scorching sun.
Amb Olara Otunnu opened his mouth, dear mourners; the leadership of the late Chairman of Jesus, my brother Odongo Jayi from the great Lapare, for me I am deeply peaceful. We are doing today; we are contextual. We grew up together in this compound.
I hope my brother Gali in the U.S.A they have live telecasting and online viewing. To me, I share conflicting pain and interest interacts because of James ‘ remarkable personality because James was very persuading person, therefore amotion and rememberable, James was many things, he was unenforceable and endeavor, he was multiple persons, if we would Lord, heritage and culture, the pan African enterprise development, the person who were knocking his door was James Ojera Latigo, the context is indeed.
He did not come out of nowhere; he was an achiever from the family of Odongo Lapare. Latigo Yonasan was the first person to oversee Uganda Local Prison and Local Ogwang Gweno police. His brother, Latigo Yonasan, was Eng. Justice Okot, pioneering Engineer of road construction, who built Karuma and Pakwach bridges.
The pioneer of water engineering, Eng. Edward Oryang, Lapwony Rose, one of the leading persons of integrity intellect lady, the Onyango Odongo, he came from nowhere, the person who did massive research in Africa and Uganda at large, John Odongo Onyago never studied commentary western scholar of 18 century; he was a genius, he wrote the book known as Acholi During Aconya and many others, his brother Phillip Olango who fourth Uganda National Liberation struggle in the 1970s.
His brother, the renowned Ugandan economist who was heading the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development as Executive Director of Foreign Expenditure, Phillip Olango, was the very leading with Joshua Okot; my brother Odongo Jayi was the principal officer of the Ministry of Works; he rose from the principal to become the leading Uganda Valuer.
This was the very achieving family who produced the nuclear center of education power in Puranga, Acholi community and Uganda at large; the house of Odongo Lapare of Lukwor clan is about the might and the person knowledge of the very politician Okeny Atwoma, come from Lukwor of their clan.
We have the prestige of Rev. Father Joseph Okumu, if his foot print was very small, and Ben Wokorach also comes from Lukwor, the Lukwor clan that produced James Ojera Latigo. The Lukwor clan integrated its achievement diplomatically; the character James and the Lapare family produced many leaders in the field all over that shook the world, the house of Odongo Lapare.
Now that brings me, James was a deeply occupied historian and educationist; the truth is, now, as we talk now, most of this has collapsed. The reason I brought Rocco Paco was the death that James has left us. He was involved in a third come out with those. James was hard-working, Principal, with Value; those are the 3 values that will be the value of his foot work.
The house Odongo Lapare because education has collapsed now, we must do what it takes so that we have formidable forces in education. When those I have mentioned were growing up, there was a prosperous society that had cattle; now cattle have gone, what used to feed the family.
Now we must begin to grow perennial crops, not crops like millet, Cassava, Simsim, the crops that bring money and can sustain society, which were very productive like in the Lapare time.
My brother James, go well, go in peace, go in faith, that we ensure you a good journey; we escort you with great love, wot maber
