• Latest
Fr Lokodo Says Nyege Nyege Fest Compromises Integrity, Wants it Stopped

Fr Lokodo Says Nyege Nyege Fest Compromises Integrity, Wants it Stopped

7 years ago
DR Congo and Rwanda Sign Peace Agreement

DR Congo and Rwanda Sign Peace Agreement

6 hours ago
Elgon Half Marathon Returns: A Run for People, Planet & Prosperity

Elgon Half Marathon Returns: A Run for People, Planet & Prosperity

12 hours ago
Stanbic Bank Remittance Ad
Ugandan Climate Activist Wins King’s Trust Award

Ugandan Climate Activist Wins King’s Trust Award

13 hours ago
Eazzystock Financing: Unlocking Affordable Capital for Distributors in Uganda

Eazzystock Financing: Unlocking Affordable Capital for Distributors in Uganda

13 hours ago
Northern Corridor States Push for Lower Airfares and Smarter Skies

Northern Corridor States Push for Lower Airfares and Smarter Skies

14 hours ago
Museveni Blames Youth Uprisings in Africa on Lack of Wealth Creation Strategy

Museveni Blames Youth Uprisings in Africa on Lack of Wealth Creation Strategy

14 hours ago
SoftPower News
Saturday, June 28, 2025
  • News
  • Tourism & Travel
  • Business
  • Lifestyle
    • Fashion
  • Regional
    • Kenya
    • Rwanda
    • Tanzania
    • Burundi
    • South Sudan
    • DR Congo
  • Defence & Security
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • More
    • Agriculture
    • Africa
    • Columnists
    • Education
    • Health
      • COVID-19
    • International News
    • News in Pictures
    • OpEd
    • Pearl Of Africa
    • People
    • Politics
    • Special Reports
    • Women
No Result
View All Result
  • News
  • Tourism & Travel
  • Business
  • Lifestyle
    • Fashion
  • Regional
    • Kenya
    • Rwanda
    • Tanzania
    • Burundi
    • South Sudan
    • DR Congo
  • Defence & Security
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • More
    • Agriculture
    • Africa
    • Columnists
    • Education
    • Health
      • COVID-19
    • International News
    • News in Pictures
    • OpEd
    • Pearl Of Africa
    • People
    • Politics
    • Special Reports
    • Women
No Result
View All Result
SoftPower News
No Result
View All Result
Home News

Fr Lokodo Says Nyege Nyege Fest Compromises Integrity, Wants it Stopped

by Pat Robert Larubi
September 4, 2018
Fr Lokodo Says Nyege Nyege Fest Compromises Integrity, Wants it Stopped

Minister for Ethics and Integrity, Fr Simon Lokodo.

3
VIEWS

State Ministrer for Ethics and Intergrity, Father Simon Lokodo has asked the Minister for Internal Affairs, Gen Jeje Odongo to stop the upcoming MTN Nyege Nyege festival which he says could compromise national integrity.

The four day music and cultural event which is organized by telecom giant, MTN Uganda was set to take place this weekend in Jinja. It was scheduled to run from Thursday September 6 to Sunday September 9.

Related Stories

DR Congo and Rwanda Sign Peace Agreement

Elgon Half Marathon Returns: A Run for People, Planet & Prosperity

Eazzystock Financing: Unlocking Affordable Capital for Distributors in Uganda

Other partners in the event include Coca Cola, British Council, Talent Africa, Radio City, Bell, Uganda Waragi among others.

Fr Lokodo has written a letter to Gen Odongo asking that he directs the Inspector General of Police to halt the event.

Lokodo says that he has credible evidence from religious leaders, opinion leaders and local authorities that “the purpose of this festival in the last two years has been compromised to accommodate the celebration and recruitment of young people into homosexuality and LGBTI movement.”

Although the anti-homosexuality law was reversed in Uganda, the Minister who is known to be a strong critic to gay orientation said that the practice of deviant sexual behavior has never been condoned in Uganda.

“It is our responsibility as government to protect the citizens against such vices,” he adds in his September 3 letter to the Minister of Internal Affairs.

He further informs Odongo that the motive behind the ‘heavily advertised’ Nyege Nyege festival “may compromise the national integrity of Uganda and put citizens at risk of deviant sexual immorality”.

The festival’s website defines the Nyege Nyege event as standing for; peace, respect and abundant joy; Africa and Africans; underground music and musicians; fun and curiosity and that it strives towards inclusivity and wonder.

“Nyege Nyege Festival is now considered the most important 4-day international music festival in East Africa for both its one of a kind curation and its unique afropolitan party vibe,” the website further states.

Nyege Nyege is part of a Kampala based arts incubator that includes an arts residence and community studios, a record label and artist management agency called Nyege Nyege Tapes and a party crew called Boutiq Electroniq.

The agency says the festival is also a platform on which they showcase their new productions and the artists they work with.

Tags: Fr Simon LokodohomosexualityJinjaMinister fot Ethics and IntegrityMTN UgandaNewsNyege Nyege festivalSoft PowerUganda

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *


The reCAPTCHA verification period has expired. Please reload the page.

Recent Stories

DR Congo and Rwanda Sign Peace Agreement

Elgon Half Marathon Returns: A Run for People, Planet & Prosperity

Ugandan Climate Activist Wins King’s Trust Award

Eazzystock Financing: Unlocking Affordable Capital for Distributors in Uganda

Northern Corridor States Push for Lower Airfares and Smarter Skies

Museveni Blames Youth Uprisings in Africa on Lack of Wealth Creation Strategy

Visit UBOS Website
SoftPower News Logo

SoftPower News is a subsidiary of SoftPower Communications LLC, a Ugandan digital media group. Keep posted of the latest from Uganda and East Africa.
Plot 4B Malcolm X, Kololo
P.O Box 1497, Kampala - Uganda
Tel: +256-392-001-701
Email: info@softpower.ug

This news site is licenced by Uganda Communications Commission (UCC)

ADVERTISEMENT
Stanbic Bank Ad
  • News
  • Tourism & Travel
  • Business
  • Lifestyle
  • Regional
  • Defence & Security
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • More

© SoftPower News

error: Content is protected
No Result
View All Result
  • News
  • Tourism & Travel
  • Business
  • Lifestyle
    • Fashion
  • Regional
    • Kenya
    • Rwanda
    • Tanzania
    • Burundi
    • South Sudan
    • DR Congo
  • Defence & Security
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • More
    • Agriculture
    • Africa
    • Columnists
    • Education
    • Health
      • COVID-19
    • International News
    • News in Pictures
    • OpEd
    • Pearl Of Africa
    • People
    • Politics
    • Special Reports
    • Women

© SoftPower News