Ugandan parliament has blocked the 'Nyege Nyege' festival an annual social event scheduled to take place next week from September 15 to 18, in Jinja claiming it promotes sexual immorality.
During a plenary sitting on Tuesday, Speaker of the House Anita Among said they are not going to allow this function to take place to safeguard the morality of the country.
"We are talking about the morality of this country we are talking about our children. You are trying to promote tourism at the expense of our children? We are not going to allow this function to take place," she declared.
However, it remains tentative.
It was to be held on the banks of the Nile in southern Uganda at Itanda Falls with over 8,000 foreigners having booked tickets.
According to the Nyege Nyege festival’s organisers, their event focuses on electronic music scenes across Africa, as well as sounds from the global diaspora and others.
