Nyege Nyege festival-goer prepares to strike a drum at the Itanda Falls on the second day of Nyege Nyege festival, the annual four-day international music festival, in Jinja, on September 16, 2022.
Organisers of this year’s annual Nyege Nyege festival say nobody will access any of the venues while dressed in a suit plus necktie, gomesi or kanzus.
A gomesi or busuuti is a colourful floor-length dress, which is the most commonly used costume for women in Buganda and Busoga while a kanzu is a robe or tunic mostly worn by men from Bantu-speaking tribes.
This year’s edition kicks off on Thursday and ends on Sunday, across four venues, including the Source of the Nile, Nile Park, Jinja Golf Ground and Jinja Agricultural Showground.
Ms Rebecca Kadaga, the First Deputy Premier and Minister of East African Community Affairs, will officially open the festival…………CONTINUE READING………