MY EXPERIENCE AT THE JALADA MOBILE LITERARY AND ARTS FESTIVAL IN KAMPALA.

I attended the Jalada Mobile Literary and Arts Festival on Saturday 11th March at The Uganda Museum in Kampala.

Well, of recent, I haven’t really been dedicated to reading lots of books these days, as I used to, but I must say, I had a great time checking out some of the books on display.

From books like “Born a crime” by Trevor Noah, To “ Purple Hibiscus” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, I really found myself hoping at that moment, as I began to stealthily check in my bag, that I had carried enough money to purchase practically almost all the books that were right in front of my face.

The people of The Magunga Book Store were the first people I met selling books, just right next to the entrance.

The lady and gentleman were very friendly to everyone who came to their station, whether you came to purchase a book or had any other questions.

I had lots of questions to ask, and boy...they answered them all.

After asking all the questions I had to ask, I moved to the area where Ugandan Books were sold.

From books like, “The Triangle” by Nakisanze Segawa To “The Headline that Morning” by Peter Kagayi, oh yes, I actually met the authors of these books and we had a chat.

You should actually get yourself a copy of these books.

I also got to have a chat with the proprietor of The African Studies Bookstore which is an online book store where you can actually get to purchase books by Mobile Money as well!

Yes, you heard that right.

So, no more excuses about not being able to have a Visa card, or not having a PayPal account…yes…no more of excuses.

There was also a panel discussion going on, and some performances that were scheduled to take place right inside the building. However, I only took a sneak peek, and had to leave after a short while because I had to rush somewhere else.

Oh, before I forget, The Jalada Mobile Literary and Arts Festival (as quoted by africanwords.com), is a hybrid between a traditional festival and a bus literary and art tour. The festival is set to cover 12 cities/towns in five countries, Uganda inclusive.

Jalada Africa are a Pan-African writer’s collective.

Well, if you want to find out more about them, you can check out their website.

www.jalada.org/festival/

www.books.magunga.com

www.theafricanstudiesbookstore.com

Below are the pictures I took from the festival.

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