Nagginda dances at the Ekisakaate

Jan 13, 2009

THE Nabagereka, Sylivia Nagginda, danced with children attending the royal holiday camp, commonly known as Ekisakaate, at the opening ceremony at Seeta High School in Mukono on Wednesday.

By Joel Ogwang

THE Nabagereka, Sylivia Nagginda, danced with children attending the royal holiday camp, commonly known as Ekisakaate, at the opening ceremony at Seeta High School in Mukono on Wednesday.

The jovial Nabagereka stepped from her seat during an entertainment break and danced to local star Mesach Semakula’s bakisimba beat of Njagala Nyimbire Omutanda (let me sing for the king).

Amused dignitaries in her marquee looked undecided whether to join-in or remain seated. They stood, applauded as the enchanted school children cheered.

Semakula later said it was an honour to entertain the Nabagereka. The Nabagereka condemned acts of child sacrifice and burning of schools, which were common last year and called for a minute of silence for the repose of the souls of the children who were brutally murdered.

“It is sad that children continue to lose their lives in grisly sacrificial murders, some unfortunately killed by their parents,” Nagginda lamented.

The two-week annual ekisakaate attracted 500 children under the theme “Proud to be African.” The children will get skills in cultural norms, self esteem and self control, leadership, debate, wealth creation, environment conservation, the art of public speaking and handiwork.

The Nabagereka sat with the children and knit a table cloth. Last year she taught young girls how to peel and steam matooke.

Earlier, Nagginda commissioned a multi-million two-storey girls’ dormitory at the school and planted a mango tree in the compound.

The Nabagereka was received by the headmistress of the school, Lydia Kagoya, Mukono LC3 chairperson Muyanja Ssenyonga, Kyaggwe country chief Haji Sulaiman Mubiru and ekisakaate 2009 coordinator Anatole Kiriggwajjo.

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