This year’s Kampala Carnival, dubbed Kampala City Festival, was hosted by the city’s Executive Director, Jennifer Musisi, who led thousands of fun-loving city revelers in celebrating the much-anticipated event.
Ohlelweni lwayo lwesihlanu, lo mkhosi usuphenduke umcimbi wokusayina wedolobha obanjwa minyaka yonke ngeSonto lokuqala enyangeni ka-Okthoba. Amakharavani abagibeli bamabhayisikili, abashwiba i-skaters, abathandi bokuzijabulisa, ngisho nezimoto zakudala zadabula idolobha. Bekunabaxhasi abakhulu, okubalwa i-Uganda Breweries, iKampala Casino, iNBS Television, neCity Tyres, kanti abadayisi bokudla neziphuzo basebenzise lo mcimbi ukungenisa imali emindenini enezingane kuya kwabadansa kwaze kwasa.
Obanjwa njalo ngo-Okthoba ukubungaza isiko, ukusungula izinto ezintsha, ubumbano, kanye nempilo yenhlalo, lo mcimbi obhekwe ngabomvu uyisikhathi sokuthi abathandi bobumnandi babelane, bafunde, futhi benze inethiwekhi kuyilapho usebenza njengenjini yezomnotho yezinkampani, izinhlangano, namabhizinisi amancane ukuze achume.
Umcimbi wasuka edilini elilula lasemgwaqweni elihlelwe abantu base-Uganda abathole umqondo ikakhulukazi ngokuthokozela i-Notting Hill Carnival. Kube nomfutho lapho abaxhasi abakhulu befaka imali ukuze bayenze ibe iphathi yomgwaqo enkulu kunazo zonke edolobheni lonyaka.
Author: Tony Ofungi, eTN Uganda Correspondent
