By Our Reporter

Rotary International on Saturday night treated Rotarians and revelers to a show-stopping singing and dancing competition at the Kampala Serena Hotel that left many in awe as they danced and sang the night away.

Organised under the theme “Empower Youth, Secure Our Future”, the annual event that is aimed at raising funds for deserving causes by participating rotary and rotaract clubs hosted a bevy of festivities that were aimed at fundraising funds to meet the respective causes that the clubs are driving at this year.

The night featured performances from both rotary and rotaract clubs, with Angolan/Portuguese dance routines in flamboyant colorful styles, creative West Africa dances and traditional African songs, musicals among others.

Now in its eighth year, the competition is aimed at establishing a youth training and entrepreneurship center “vijana Poa” in memory of the late Sam Owori who passed soon after being elected Rotary International president elect 2018-2019. The center will be used to facilitate practical skills training and entrepreneurship development for unemployed youth.

“We are going to build a sanctuary were the young people can come and learn craftsmanship to get employment and earn a living. It’s a way for us to secure the future of not only the next generation but also the future of our country,” said Robert Nsubuga Wagwa, Past District Guvnor Rotary international.

The Tusker Malt sponsored competition attracted 19 rotaract clubs and 35 rotary clubs that all participated in the different categories that saw them win their clubs cash prizes throughout the night.

The rotary club of Kampala city coming out as the overall winner among the rotary clubs winning itself a cash prize of 1,500,000 shillings and the rotaract club of Kampala north musical winning the overall dance competition among the rotaract clubs.

The recently concluded Chameleone Legend Saba Saba concert attracted masses from all corners in and around town and it is not surprising that fellow artiste Bobi Wine who was not expected turned up to witness the much anticipated concert.Bobi Wine arrived at about 10:30PM in company of about 15 other people and made his way to the VIP section. Chameleone who was on stage at first ignored him and continued his performance to another three songs before thanking Bobi Wine for unexpectedly showing up. “Thank you Bobi Wine for turning up.” Chameleone then asked all people wearing red beret to put them off as he invited Bobi Wine on stage. “This is not a political show and all people wearing Red beret kindly remove them for the moment”Chameleone requested.Bobi Wine then stepped on stage and the pair mocked each other about their past which was full of fist fights but above all congratulated eachother for building and sustaining the music industry thus far. “You put about 1000 bricks on this mighty wall of Ugandan music industry” Chameleone praised Bobi Wine.Bobi Wine then perfomed his Kyarenga alongside Chameleone. A playful Chameleone mocked Bobi Wine by removing his red beret off his head” they played about.

Female Ugandan writer, Harriet Anena won big yesterday after walking away with the Wole Soyinka prize for Literature at the Monson centre, Onikan in Lagos Nigeria.

Established by the Luminor foundation in honor of Africa’s first Nobel Laureate in literature, Wole Soyinka, the Pan African writing prize worth 10,000 USD is awarded every two years to the best literary works produced by an African.

Ms.Anena won the award jointly with Professor Tanure Ojaide,a Nigerian writer who authored “Songs of myself” while Harriet Anena on the other hand authored, “ A nation in Labour,” a collection of poems that talk about Uganda being entangled in a political conflict since independence causing the citizens “labour pains.”She also explores her encounter as a child during the LRA insurgency war.

“Super happy to be the joint winner of the Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa 2018, for my book, “A Nation In Labour” she tweeted

A total of 110 submissions were submitted from over 11 countries in Africa.

Congratulations Harriet!