Saggy advises James Akena
May 06, 2005
James Akena… I mean Jimmy Akena, a man whose claim to fame is being one of the sons of a chap who we gave power and he opted to chill at Nile Mansions drinking whiskey and smoking se…ooops I mean Rex, was the other day given a rousing welcome when he returned to his Lira base. Well, that’s not
James Akena… I mean Jimmy Akena, a man whose claim to fame is being one of the sons of a chap who we gave power and he opted to chill at Nile Mansions drinking whiskey and smoking se…ooops I mean Rex, was the other day given a rousing welcome when he returned to his Lira base. Well, that’s not my issue; my issue is, “What is this chap doing in politics?â€
I laughed like a madman when he told the chaps in Lira that he will only cut off his dreads when democracy returns to Uganda and Kagu frees the political space.
Well, I don’t know whether he is willing to wait for a while because I do not see Kagu doing this. The chap is too busy looking for dry banana leaves!
On the other hand you wonder what a leader who denies wanainchi business is doing raising his palms? I don’t think there were any barbers among the crowd that welcomed him!
To me, Akena is underutilising his potential; seriously, he is Hollywood material. I could ask Mike Mukula to give him hints on how to perfect this art!
He looks like international celebs like uncle Jose, Jeff Oryema or even Whoopi Goldberg. As a leader I don’t think he passes because I don’t see His Rasta-ness President Jimmy Akena in State House swigging a pint and smoking Bob Marley’s cigarette (and I am not saying he does) as the likes of Bobi Wine jubilate with their immense gardens of the herb!
For me, I think Akena is a brand in himself. He could take advantage of that to the fullest. I am offering to brand him under Bullseye! Creative.
First, he should follow in Taban Amin’s footsteps and start a musical career.
He could call himself Akena-Banton and start unleashing a salvo of gibberish under the guise of ragga music!
I can imagine him curtain-raising for The Soweto String Quartet (which is performing next Friday).
I swear! His following would be bigger than Kagu’s and all the ballistic campus chics would be falling over each other to impress him into giving them horizontal executions!
How enjoyable it would be having the young man, microphone in hand prancing on stage and hollering at ecstatic fans… watch dis…. This is Akena-Banton on the mic…. Kamana once again….. ayu.. ayu… ayupeecee!
Here, he could have a guaranteed fan base of serious but jobless chaps who spend their time picking their noses at Uganda House!
As a musician, Akena-Banton would have chased celibacy with a white cock, his look-alike (Olivia Lukwiya) and many other people would probably be on his case asking him the million-dollar question—Will you perform on… sorry, for me?
Akena-Banton would be the wealthiest musician as caretaker of Uganda House and many other properties. I can imagine a collabo with Bobi Wine titled Taata wa Akena yani! I am willing to talk to award-winning producer, Steve Jean to book a slot for him. I am even offering to write all the songs and sing them if possible but put Akena-banton’s picture on the CD cover (remember Milli Vanilli?)
To Jimmy, I beg that he shouldn’t try politics because it’s too ballistic to handle, I tried politics myself but when I woke up I realised it was just a dream. I swear, we love you but please lets do music for Jah people... Rasta-man ano do palitiks.. rasta-man a sing for da peopol. Jah Rastafarai.
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I laughed like a madman when he told the chaps in Lira that he will only cut off his dreads when democracy returns to Uganda and Kagu frees the political space.
Well, I don’t know whether he is willing to wait for a while because I do not see Kagu doing this. The chap is too busy looking for dry banana leaves!
On the other hand you wonder what a leader who denies wanainchi business is doing raising his palms? I don’t think there were any barbers among the crowd that welcomed him!
To me, Akena is underutilising his potential; seriously, he is Hollywood material. I could ask Mike Mukula to give him hints on how to perfect this art!
He looks like international celebs like uncle Jose, Jeff Oryema or even Whoopi Goldberg. As a leader I don’t think he passes because I don’t see His Rasta-ness President Jimmy Akena in State House swigging a pint and smoking Bob Marley’s cigarette (and I am not saying he does) as the likes of Bobi Wine jubilate with their immense gardens of the herb!
For me, I think Akena is a brand in himself. He could take advantage of that to the fullest. I am offering to brand him under Bullseye! Creative.
First, he should follow in Taban Amin’s footsteps and start a musical career.
He could call himself Akena-Banton and start unleashing a salvo of gibberish under the guise of ragga music!
I can imagine him curtain-raising for The Soweto String Quartet (which is performing next Friday).
I swear! His following would be bigger than Kagu’s and all the ballistic campus chics would be falling over each other to impress him into giving them horizontal executions!
How enjoyable it would be having the young man, microphone in hand prancing on stage and hollering at ecstatic fans… watch dis…. This is Akena-Banton on the mic…. Kamana once again….. ayu.. ayu… ayupeecee!
Here, he could have a guaranteed fan base of serious but jobless chaps who spend their time picking their noses at Uganda House!
As a musician, Akena-Banton would have chased celibacy with a white cock, his look-alike (Olivia Lukwiya) and many other people would probably be on his case asking him the million-dollar question—Will you perform on… sorry, for me?
Akena-Banton would be the wealthiest musician as caretaker of Uganda House and many other properties. I can imagine a collabo with Bobi Wine titled Taata wa Akena yani! I am willing to talk to award-winning producer, Steve Jean to book a slot for him. I am even offering to write all the songs and sing them if possible but put Akena-banton’s picture on the CD cover (remember Milli Vanilli?)
To Jimmy, I beg that he shouldn’t try politics because it’s too ballistic to handle, I tried politics myself but when I woke up I realised it was just a dream. I swear, we love you but please lets do music for Jah people... Rasta-man ano do palitiks.. rasta-man a sing for da peopol. Jah Rastafarai.
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