Proudly Ugandan

As the curtains were drawn on the fourth season of the annual,grand,opulent and auspicious Tusker Project Fame show,it was quite evident that one man was happy beyond his wildest dreams.
The Tusker Project Fame show is a reality t.v show that brings together a group of young men and women from the East African region where Tusker is dominantly the beer of choice,who have the ambition,zeal and potential to be great musicians and places them in an academy where they learn,participate,explore and hone their musical and dancing skills on the road to eventual stardom.The general public reserve the right to evict any one from the academy who they feel doesn't have the wherewithal to be the next big "thing" and this goes on through a number of weeks as the contestants are nominated for eviction and the public decides who goes home and who stays in the academy.It is East Africa's premier reality t.v show and It has been described as  a "marriage between voyeuristic big brother and the musical phenomenon Idols with a thrilling dose of survivor-style voting."
A dedicated,ambitious multi-talented young man,25 year old Davis Ntare made Uganda proud by winning the fourth season of the Tusker Project Fame.
His profile states quaintly that he is a multi-faceted artist with interests in production,photography,song writing,abstract art and the noble desire to use his knowledge and skills to reach out to people in a positive way.

 Davis fell down a couple of seconds after the announcement that he had won the Tusker Project Fame season four; unable to contain the excitement.euphoria and ecstasy that had gripped him after finding out he would be walking home Kshs.5million richer.
For me it was joy and happiness, for yet another Ugandan had proved himself on the regional and international stage as a fighter,a champion,a true winner and a force to be reckoned with in the next couple of years.
A few weeks ago,I gave Uganda and T.Z a bashing on this blog after witnessing how Kenya was seemingly running away with all the possible international accolades they could possibly master but Davis and the runner up Msechu from Tanzania proved to the entire region and the world that they have what it takes to compete and be recognized on the international stage.
A very important lesson to learn form Davis' story is that,it doesn't matter how long you keep trying,how long you have to wait for victory,how long you have to practice,the honest truth is, if you persist at doing something you love,over and over and over again,you will surely reach Nirvana and you will achieve everything that looked impossible at first sight.Kudos to you Davis,kudos to Uganda.
In a related Ugandan success story,I can't congratulate the Uganda Cranes enough for beating their arch rivals and the country of my current residence, Kenya,2.0. I t was a highly contested game and any blunder on either side would have literally cost the side but Uganda was not taking any hostages and though they left it late,they are now perched on top of  their  Group and basking in what could well be one of their best tournament runs.Needless to say they have qualified for the quarter finals and though there is a long way to go before lifting the trophy,so far so good.So for this past week,all I can say is it feels good to be Ugandan.