Lozi day

 Kuomboka is a word in the lozi language. It means ‘to get out of water'.

It is a traditional ceremony that takes place at the end of the rain season, . when the upper Zambezi River floods the plains of the Western Province.

The festival celebrates the move of the Litunga, king of the lozi people, from his compound at Lealui in the barotse flood plains of the Zambezi River to limulunga on higher ground. On Saturday, the kuomboka ceremony committee held a fundraising walk to raise funds ahead of the kuomboka ceremony in April.