Ugandan Parliament is pushing for the ban of the annual Nyege Nyege Festival which was scheduled to take place in Jinja from September 15 to 18th.
The popular festival may not take place if Ugandan authorities heed parliament’s decision.
The speaker of the Ugandan Parliament Anita Among said that they cannot permit the event to take place since it is a breeding ground for sexual immorality.
She added that the festival has a negative impact on the younger generation.
“We are discussing the morality of this nation; we are discussing our kids. You want to advance tourism at the expense of our kids, right? We won’t permit this activity to take place,” said Among.
Normally, the festival focuses attention on electronic music scenes across Africa, alongside sounds from the global diaspora and others.
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Her submission, however, had quickly been deflected by the Minister of State for Tourism Hon Martin Mugarra who noted that the event is “a hub of tourism” with over 8,000 foreign tourists having already booked tickets for the event.
If the authorities do not heed the decision made by the Uganda parliament, the festival’s seventh edition will be held on the banks of the Nile River at Itanda falls.
In the past, many stakeholders have criticised the event since its debut for encouraging ‘homosexuality and sexual immorality.’
By Stella Anyango
