Playwright Wyclif Kiyingi

The 4 act play directed by Kaya Kagimu Mukasa is centered on the political and economic confusion that reigned in Uganda since 1945.

The play whose time setting is the pre and post colonial era in Uganda portrays that up to 1945 Indians dominated trade and commerce in Uganda but after the return of the world war veterans during that time
becomes a challenge to their dominance in trade and commerce as these reveal to the African natives that in the Indian’s home country it is the natives that dominate trade.

They suggest that should also be the case with African Natives in Uganda that they should dominate trade and commerce in their home country. This suggestion does not go down well with the Indians is the cause of the political confusion that
follows.

The plays’ greatest strength its richness in content and massage plus the fact that it still manages to adequate appeal to the contemporary society yet it is written about fifty years ago but that it is because
of its keen attention to social political themes like embezzlement disillusionment causing lack patriotism among others that make it easily identify with the contemporary society.

Muduma Kwe Kwaffe is literally translated to mean that “Muduma” is our home.

The Playwright is a doyen of Ugandan Theatre and was crowned Golden Artist of the during the celebrations to mark 50 years of existence of the Uganda National Cultural Centre.

By Zacharia Tiberindwa, Ultimate Media

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The National Theatre has honored Uganda theatre legend Wycliffe Kiyingi with a play written by him titled ”Muduma Kwe Kaffe”

The play which will be showing at the Uganda National Theatre every Saturday from 3^rd July to 3^rd August every Saturday and Sunday at 3:00pm and 7pm is directed by Kaya Kagimu Mukasa.

Uganda National Theatre

The play centred on political and economic confusion that has reigned in Uganda since 1945 has a duration of about 2 hours and will be acted by reknown Ugandan actors like Patricko Mujuuka, Joseph Walugembe and a host of others.

The Director of the National Theatre, Joseph Walugembe told Journalists at the National Theatre that Kiyingi is one of the few Ugandan writers of plays that deserve to be honoured.

Wycliffe Kiyingi who was born in1930 wrote vigorous plays in Luganda that were hugely popular in the 1960s and 1970s.

Kiyingi plays are still taught in Uganda schools on the Luganda Literature syllabus.

Earlier this year during celebrations to mark 50 years of the existence of the Uganda National Cultural Centre, Kiyingi was crowned the “Golden Artist” and his written play Mudduma Kwe Kaffe was launched.

By Zacharia Tiberindwa, Ultimate Media

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