Entertainment

The Lango students have won the annual Cultural Gala competition at Uganda Christian University (UCU), with a total of 404 points. The annual celebration, which promotes UCU’s rich cultural diversity, attracted students from many tribes and areas of Uganda.

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Released in 2021, to much acclaim, Boiling Point, Philip Barantini’s first feature film, offers a view of London’s fine dining scene reminiscent of the gritty, grounded descriptions of Anthony Bourdain and George Orwell (Down and Out in Paris and London).

Facing Mountains is a book by Jacqueline Asiimwe, a human rights lawyer and philanthropy advisor. It delves into her journey as she climbs some of the mountains of East Africa that include Mountains Elgon, Rwenzori, Kilimanjaro, Muhabura and Longonot.

Kondowole is a Malawian staple food. Made from cassava flour and water, the food is similar to the English posho and is normally eaten with fish. Because its preparation is labor-intensive, the food is not eaten often. It is eaten in Uganda but 

Ugandan-Dutch journalist and director Michiel van Oosterhout takes us back to the turbulent 70s through the music documentary film Bwana Jogoo: The Ballad of Jessy Gitta. The major subject of the film is Jessy Gitta Kasirivu, a charismatic musician who was in a love triangle with Idi Amin Dada and Sarah Kyolaba-a queen dancer.