Nyege Nyege festival-goer prepares to strike a drum at the Itanda Falls on the second day of Nyege Nyege festival, the annual four-day international music festival, in Jinja, on September 16, 2022.
The Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) says it is waiting for key documents from Afroludo Limited to complete the registration of the Nyege Nyege International Music Festival trademark as ordered by the High Court in Kampala. “This registration is still in process. We are waiting for certain key documentation from the clients to facilitate the registration process,” Mr Steven Baryevuga, the URSB senior communications and media relations officer, told this publication.
Mr Derick Debru, the festival co-founder and organiser, is confident of a positive outcome. He revealed that “URSB has reserved the Nyege Nyege Music Festival trademark for Afrloudo Limited.”
His optimism comes after Afroludo Limited, the organisers of the famous Nyege Nyege Music Festival, sued URSB and Mr Eric Nyakueizabo of the Nyege Nyege Music Festival when the government entity declined to register the company’s trademark
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