{{Uganda will chair the first ever East African Arts and culture festival slated to take place in Kigali, Rwanda in February. }}
The East African Community Secretariat based in Arusha, Tanzania chose Uganda as chair and Rwanda as host for the annual festival with hope to rotate it around the region.
The Six-day festival will see member states show-case their uniqueness through art and culture in the Rwandan capital from 11 to 17 of February, gender state minister Rukia Nakadama said.
Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania and Uganda have confirmed attendance of the festival code named “Juiimiya ya Afrika Mashariki Utamaduni (JAMAFEST)”.
The theme of the festival is: “Fostering East African Community Integration through Cultural Industries”.
Arts and crafts pieces, cultural wears, music and dance, literary works, foods and beverages among fortes are to be showcased.
Rwandan President Paul Kagame will officially open the non-competitive festival with other regional leaders expected to grace the occasion.
Initially, each member state was to send 50 participants, however, as the D-day draws closer, participants have shown increasing enthusiasm, forcing the organisers to leave it open-ended.
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