This group of Luo migrated from south Sudan due to drought, famine, and epidemic disease like fowl pox which killed so many people and they entered East Acholi land at around 1700AD. Under the leadership of Palabek they settled in the place called Pamwoma in a district called kitgum. So this man gave birth to children, where each child formed sub-clan. Therefore Pukony is a child of Palabek who formed the clan Palabek Pukony.
Although nothing much is known about the migration this clan, their economic activities they carried out is farming, and cattle keeping.