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http://watchmanafrica.blogspot.com/2013/10/born-again-kampala-capital-city.htmlMusic, fanfare, fashion light up Kampala city festival
By Farahani Mukisa & Didas Kisembo
Posted Monday, October 6 2014 at 01:00
Posted Monday, October 6 2014 at 01:00
In Summary
Oneness. Ms Jennifer Musisi vows to continue
improving the organisation of the city festival as a tool for creating a
sense of social togetherness
Kampala.
People from all walks of life thronged the Kampala City streets yesterday for the third edition of the city festival.
The planner, Kampala City Council Authority (KCCA), promised the best festival and they did not disappoint.
Kampala.
People from all walks of life thronged the Kampala City streets yesterday for the third edition of the city festival.
The planner, Kampala City Council Authority (KCCA), promised the best festival and they did not disappoint.
As early as 7am, different businesses, who had
worked through the night to set up their stalls and tents, opened shop
to the public, who had since started trickling in.
By 10am, there were long queues of people at the
entry points, and even larger streams of people strolling about the city
streets from Kampala Road to Jinja Road, clad in a variety of festival
fashions; dresses and caps they had purchased at stalls within. Some had
their faces painted and other wore masks.
Gospel music, Muslims’ Kaswida and sounds of drums
and trumpets, blared over thousands of revellers who turned up for the
festival.
The Christian and Muslims’ stages at Sheraton
Kampala Hotel and Parliamentary Gardens respectively were some of the
exceptional stages that added a religious feel to the festival that had
more than seven stages in total.
At about 9am, pedestrians lined up on Buganda
Road, where the festival parade started through Kampala Road towards
Railways Gardens where the main celebrations of the festival events were
hosted.
Unlike in the previous carnivals, where Ms
Jennifer Musisi stood atop City Hall floater, this time round, she was
comfortably seated in an open-roof Mercedes Benz labelled “Nankulu
Jennifer Musisi” at both sides of the number plates. Nankulu means “a
female boss”. As expected, Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago was not part of the
festivities.
Wearing an orange short sleeved dress and a light
cream ceremonial hat fixed with a flower, Ms Musisi arrived in heavily
guarded convoy.
The festival is a day KCCA set aside for Kampala
dwellers to enjoy full liberty of their city, show their talents and
associate with its leaders.
“We have a diversity of people from all parts of
the world, make sure you walk around and make a new friend, and be part
of this transformation process for Kampala,” Ms Musisi told revellers in
a recorded video clip.
Addressing revellers after her tour of all the
stages, the jolly looking Musisi, vowed to continually improve the
organisation of the city festival as a tool for creating a sense of
social togetherness among Kampalans.
“The city festival has been instrumental in
creating a spirit of togetherness among Ugandans. It has also helped
improved compliance among city dwellers towards payment of revenues and
keeping the city clean,” Ms Musisi.
Publish Date: Oct 05, 2014
KCCA Executive Director arrives for the carnival
Abantu beeyiye mu bikujjuko bya Kampala City Festival
Abantu beeyiiye mu bikujjuko bya Kampala City Festival, ebyategekeddwa ekitongole kya Kampala City Council Authority.
KCCA street carnival in pictures
Publish Date: Oct 05, 2014
ALL PHOTOS/Nicholas Oneal
Abantu beeyiye mu bikujjuko bya Kampala City Festival
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