The First Deputy Prime Minister, Rebecca Kadaga, has made an assuarance that the Nyege Nyege Festival has to take place because it attracts thousands of tourists to the Busoga region and Uganda at large.
The minister of East African Affairs, Rebecca Kadaaga has asserted that she does not expect any Ugandan to fight Nyege Nyege Festival.
Minister Kadaaga made her remarks while speaking at the 8th Coronation Anniversary of the Kyabazinga of Busoga, William Gabula Nadiope IV.
She said that the Nyege Nyege festival is the biggest festival in the Busoga region and no one should stop it from happening.
“Nyege Nyege provides an opportunity for our people to make money. Anyone against it is against the prosperity of Busoga,” Kadaga stated.
Last week the Speaker of Parliament, Hon. Anita Among banned the Nyege Nyege festival on the grounds that it promotes morals decay in the country.
“No function should take place. You are selling tickets at the expense of the children of Ugandans. We are not going to allow this function to take place,” Anita Among ordered.
However, the executive arm of the government through the Prime Minister, Hon. Robinah Nabbanja gave a green light for the famous multi day festival set to commenced this week.
The festival starts Tomorrow, September 15 and expected to stretch upto Sunday, September 18 at Itanda Falls.
The Festival is a four-day dance party attracting close to 3,000 revelers from across the globe.
