Lumbox to host ‘Oscar’ awards night

By Charity KalebboThere is excitement about the Oscar Awards in Lumbox Makerere University.On March 30, the Lumbox ancestors reunion is to coincide with an awards night. The awards night will stretch from 5: 30p.m to midnight. The Lumbox version of awards night, will be characterised with recognising outstanding personalities within the hall, ancestors, celebrities in town and some companies that have had close links with the Lumbox solidarity through the years.“We have printed 500 awards nomination form for all categories. The students will vote and the best three nominees will be given awards,” says Wills Olanya, chairman Lumumba Hall.The award night will feature various artists. The guest speaker will hosted to a garden buffet at Main Hall gardens Makerere University. On Wednesday March 27, the ancestral week will kick off with a bonfire party, “We will sit around the bonfire, cook porridge, share jokes and entertainment up to 12:00p.m in the Mary Stuart car park,” Olanya says.Thursday March 28, will be an Oldies ball in Mary Stuart (Box) mess. Friday March 29, will be the kasiki of the awards night, will feature contemporary music. The Lumbox ancestors’ week started last year when the leaders of Lumumba and Box decided that they would invite all the ancestors’ to encourage closer interaction between students and ancestors. Consequently, on January 13, 2001 the first Lumbox ancestors’ reunion took place and President Museveni was the guest of honour.“We felt that if the ancestors saw the conditions in the halls, they would help out,” reflects Olanya. The President acknowledged the cause of renovating Mary Stuart and Lumumba as a viable project and pledged to renovate the halls. Last year’s event drew 1,000 guests from Rwanda and Uganda. The notables in the Rwanda procession were Kayumba, chief of staff Rwanda patriotic Army (RPA) and Angelic Muganza, Ministry of Culture and Community development in Rwanda.However, the focus this year is to create better links with ancestors. “So we can elect some of them to the Lumbox ancestors council,” he adds.The council will consist of members who will take greater interest in the activities Lumumba and Mary Stuart halls through out the year. “Our long-term goal is that through our successive reunions we will form an ancestors trust. So, that students who graduate from Lumumba and Mary Stuart halls, shall immediately find some innovative activities to indulge in,” says Olanyo. ends