UGANDAN GOVERNMENT CANCELS NYEGE NYEGE FESTIVAL

Nyege Nyege Festival an annual event that was set to take place in Jinja on September 15 to 18 has been cancelled following a directive by the Ugandan Parliament.

In an official statement issued by the parliament through its Twitter handle, read, “Parliament has stopped the ‘Nyege Nyege’ festival, an annual social event scheduled to take place next week in Jinja. Tororo Woman MP Hon Sarah Opendi says the event is a breeding ground for sexual immorality.”

The festival attracts a number of Kenyans who had already made preparations to attend. It is not clear if their ticket money will be refunded. Kenyan artistes that were to perform at the event included Boutross, Ssaru and Exray as confirmed by the event organizers earlier.

“Every year we’ve been blessed with the most amazing talents from Kenya, and this year once again we have a fabulous Kenyan lineup, echoing the Kenyan music scene that is becoming a global powerhouse, from gengetone to benga, afrohouse to drill and shrap, from electronics to acoustic. There is no genre in which Kenyans are not breaking new grounds.”