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| Richard Bona Who Performed Recently At Jazz Safari At Speke Resort Munyonyo |
When was still being run by Sylvia
Owori. Miss Uganda then, rocked and it was a much sought-after event to be at.
More importantly for some of the contestants who came from deep in the
districts, life was never quite the same for them after the contest –
especially for Zuena Kirema, Winnie Abotile and Salma Nassanga for example.
While she wasn’t crowned Miss
Uganda, if Zuena hadn’t take part, she would have probably ended up as a
housewife in Jinja. But at the regional finals in the same city, one of the
musicians who performed at the event was none other than Bebe Cool who gave a
below par performance because his eyes were firmly glued on Zuena. Once his
performance was done, he made a beeline for her, scattered her with ‘ghetto talk’
and as the say, the rest is history.
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| Sylvia Owori Who Brought Glamour To Miss Uganda |
Abotile who I first saw at the
regional finals in Lira, went one step further and bagged herself a roofing
multimillionaire – Sikander Lalani. Today, life is a far cry for her from her
desolate Lira. Its all about a nice Mbuya crib, luxury cars and foreign travel.
Meanwhile, Nassanga now lives an extravagant life in Florida, USA. Sadly, Miss
Uganda which incidentally takes place next month, has lost the sparkle that it
once had.
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| Roofings Supremo, Sikander Lalani Bagged Himself Winnie Abotile, A Miss Uganda Contestant |
Then PAM Awards hit town and just
like Miss Uganda, it was an event to be at for it was our version of The Grammy
Awards. But Pam Awards barely lasted five years and it died. And who remembers
Uganda Breweries annual sunset cruise in December? It was a cruise that once
dragged me out of bed when I was heavy riddled with malaria for it was not a
cruise to miss at any cost.
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| Isaac Mulindwa Who Was At The Helm Of PAM Awards |
But surely The Royal Ascot Graces
in Munyonyo was THE premier event to be at. Corporate hospitality and
extravagant indulgence, wrist bands and an afternoon of utter madness. The Goat
Races had died for a couple of years but at the start of the month, rumour went
around that they were being revived. I can safely say it’s no longer a rumour.
It’s for real come Saturday August 25th at Speke Resort Munyonyo.
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| Naiya Ruparelia, Sheena Ruparelia, Tusker's Grace Namutebi and Silk Events Elvis Sekyanzi At The Goat Race Launch At Speke Apartments Recently |
Alas, I have been out of circulation
for many years that I doubt my name still exists on the databases of the
companies that have corporate tents. Nevertheless, I think it’s time to start
lobbying Bob Kabonero and Jonathan Bakwega at Kampala Casino, Rajiv Ruparelia
at Ruparelia Group for complimentary invites. But complimentary invite or not,
I am dragging the family out to it for its one event that they too would miss.
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| The Goats In Action |
My Highlights Of The Events:
Miss Uganda – The contestant in Jinja who kept on walking and
walking till there was no more catwalk left that she tumbled off the stage and
into the photographers below.
The Goat Races – The HE goat that was on the verge of winning the
race when it suddenly stopped, looked back and spied the SHE goat which messed
him up. He gave up the race and decided mount her much to the horrified screams
of its owner.
PAM Awards – The musician who was given a dummy cheque to sh2m and
thought that he had to produce it to the bank to get paid.
Uganda Breweries Boat Cruise –
The guests who thought it was fashionable to turn up late and got to the
pier in Luzira only to find the ferry had set sail ages ago.
Pictures: Red Pepper, Jazzsymphonic.com, Daily Monitor, theugandan.com, earthfinds.co.ug
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