The biggest Baganda student and youth organization in Buganda, Nkoba za Mbogo, made history December 17, 2009, when they started publishing a professional newspaper – Eddoboozi. According to our source in Mmengo Bulange, Eddoboozi is the result of more than a year of careful planning and hard work by patriotic youths, and their advisors, in the midst of numerous roadblocks by the occupation NRM government and its agents. To deliver this project, Nkoba za Mbogo received assistance and mentoring from seasoned Baganda journalistssuch as Ssemujju Ibrahim Nganda and Kalundi Serumaga as well as Baganda elders and ordinary kingdom citizens.
The really big day for the staff of Ddoboozi and the entire Buganda Kingdom came last week, when Ssabasajja Kabaka, Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II chose to officially launch the paper (Photo courtesy of Eddoboozi). The lion of Buganda, who appeared very pleased by his subjects’ work, wrote and signed an autograph on one Eddoboozi copy. The Buganda minister for youth, Owek. Mathius Mpuuga presented the Ddoboozi project to Ssabasajja Kabaka.
The electronic version of Eddoboozi is available at www.eddoboozi.co.ug.
Baganda, especially in Kampala and Masaka, have welcomed Ddoboozi with much excitement. The Luganda paper comes four months after the oppressive NRM occupation government illegally closed CBS FM Radio, the official radio station of Buganda. Response in the dispora has been slower only because of lack of awareness. However, it is steadily growing the day.
One of the main writers at Buganda Post chief writer and moderator, Ms. Aisha Nankya, had this to say about the new Baganda newspaper: “Every Muganda who loves his or her Kingdom and Kabaka must be proud of what these gallant sons of daughters of Buganda have done. This is evidence that the best days for Buganda are ahead. Buganda Post has a national duty to support and promote Eddoboozi in all ways possible.
“Congratulations Nkoba za Mbogo, congratulations Buganda, Ssabasajja Awqangaale!”
No comments:
Post a Comment