The controversial Nyege Nyege festival is set to kick off today, Thursday, September 15. The event’s co-founder, Derek Debru, says they aim at creating more jobs as well as promote trade and talent in the arts and music industry. This time around, the annual festival drew some public attention following parliament’s attempt to block the festival. The Speaker of parliament, ...
Read More »Parliament Has Never Stopped Nyege Nyege Festival – Hon Asuman Basalirwa
The MP for Bugiri Municipality and president of JEEMA Uganda, Hon Asuman Basalirwa has said that Parliament has never stopped the Nyege Nyege Festival. As Parliamentarians, they simply gave their opinion about the event. “Parliament has never stopped Nyege Nyege. Parliament gave its opinion on the festival,” said Hon Basalirwa while appearing on NBS TV’s Barometer program. This seems quite ...
Read More »Parliament Maintains Its Stand On The Nyege Nyege Festival
On the Nyege Nyege fesitival, the Speaker of Parliament, Hon Anita Among in the recent Parliamentary session revealed that the August House is maintaining its stand on the Nyege Nyege Festival. Parliament this week aroused controversy and fury amongst Ugandans after they announced a ban on the yearly festival which is slated to happen next week in Jinja at Itanda Falls. ...
Read More »Nyege Nyege Is For People Who Are Lost – Hon. Barnabas Tinkasimire
Hon. Barnabas Tinkasimire, Buyaga West constituency MP, has said Nyege Nyege is for lost people and he wonders why the Prime Minister has given it a go-ahead. “This festival is for people who are just lost. I am disturbed that they are going behind the curtains to meet the Prime Minister and the Prime Minister gave them a go-ahead. It ...
Read More »Heroes Day Became A Partisan NRM Day – Hon Ssemujju Nganda
The country yesterday gathered to celebrate Heroes day that happens every 9th of June yearly. The celebrations took place at Kololo Independence grounds where the PM Robinah Nabbanja was the chief guest. However, Kiira Municipality MP Hon Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda has branded the public holiday as partisan. He added that the NRM has tried all means to legitimize it by ...
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