Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi will on Friday grace the 46th annual Logooli cultural festival, amid calls to embrace changing dynamics of the digital era.
The Prime CS urged the community to stay woke, saying that things are moving fast in this digital era so they should be able to integrate new aspects that blend with the existing system.
“I am impressed that the committee put special consideration in bringing the youth on board. These are the young and fresh restive minds and talent.” Mudavadi said at the meeting with the organizing committee.
Mudavadi made the remarks when he inspected the venue of the festival, which will be held at Mbale grounds, Vihiga County after receiving a brief from the event’s planning committee.
“We should always be prepared to infuse the new and fresh blood. We either adapt to the changes around us or risk losing touch with the youth.” he added.
This year’s preparations have gone a notch higher and attracted a series of events that have been running all through the week including exhibitions, football matches, children’s sessions, drama and creative arts.
This with an aim to enrich the main day when thousands of natives and friends of the Maragoli’s gather at Mbale Municipal grounds for the climax of the festival.
“46 years is a big achievement. As we reflect on the past years, we also have to think of the years to come. When the youth understand that these festivals have deeper and stronger roots, then we are on the correct path.” noted Mudavadi.
“We all need to appreciate that we are standing on the shoulders of our fore fathers who thought through this cultural event with a mind of uniting us as a people using culture,” he added.
This year’s festivals are being held under the theme “UVWAMI NI MIANDU” loosely translated to mean leadership is wealth.
The organizers said it is a theme that will resonate well with the younger generation preparing for various positions of leadership within the society and beyond.
It is borrowing from last year’s theme “KOMENYA M’BUGWI” (Living in New Lands), that focused on adapting and thriving in new territories while honoring your ancestral roots, celebrating Maragoli heritage, identity, and community.
“Tomorrow’s event will be big. I want to take this opportunity to invite everyone who will have an opportunity to attend this prestigious festival where we will learn a lot from our elders on leadership, how leadership is nurtured, how it is progressive, what responsibilities come with leadership at various levels and what are the consequences when one abuses the roles of the leadership bestowed upon him/her.” Mudavadi explained.
Cultural festivals allow communities to showcase their diverse traditions and culture, and their heritage passed down generations.
At 46, the Logooli cultural festival is headed towards celebrating its first semicentennial of existence or its Golden Jubilee at 50 years soon.
