By Mike Sebalu The rope pulling between government and organisers of the now controversial Nyege Nyege festival is far from over. Ethics and Integrity Minister, Rose Lilly Akello has revealed that government intends to deploy undercover agents at the event venue […]
The Speaker of Parliament, Hon. Anita Among has maintained that their position on Nyege Nyege has not and will not change. This comes hours after a meeting held with the Prime Minister, Robinah Nabanja aimed at harmonizing governmnet’s position on the same. Parliament was on the spot on Tuesday for […]
Members of Parliament (MPs) have this afternoon questioned the decision by government to okay the earlier banned Nyege Nyege festival scheduled to take place in Jinja next week. This morning, Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja held a meeting with ministers from the Tourism, Gender, Internal and Foreign Affairs ministries including the […]
The Nyege Nyege festival has finally been cleared to take place but within the guidelines to be developed by the Directorate of Ethics and Integrity. The clearance followed a meeting chaired by Premier, Robinah Nabbanja that involved organizers and the concerned cabinet ministers. Nabbanja has said that it too late […]
Stakeholders in the tourism industry have criticized the blocking of Nyege Nyege festival saying it is a miscalculated move by the parliament that is bound to make Uganda poorer. On Tuesday, Parliament directed for the blocking of the annual social event scheduled to take place next week in Jinja following […]
