I AM SHORT OF WORDS ON LEARNING THE DEATH OF MY FRIEND JIMMY KITAKA!!!

How can i bid farewell to my youth friend Jimmy Kitaka.  Jimmy until his death has been managing the Jinja Agricultural Show Ground.  I met Jimmy at Campus, he was a year below me.  I re-joined jimmy when I was posted to Uganda Commercial Bank Jinja Main.  Jinja was then a teacher.  We remained good social friends and friends in need.

This morning, I am short of words to learn that my good friend Jimmy who on a number of times would re-reimburse my transport or at least give me the fare back to Kampala whenever I called on, has passed on at Nakasero Hospital!! 

Jimmy is brother to another Kitaka formerly LC III Chairman who gave president Museveni a "Lubengo" in the days of Kisanja.

Jimmy where have you left me?  What about our dear children?

One time I called on Jimmy and I asked for photos of the Show, some of the images he gave me are below on the link:

http://williamkituuka.blogspot.com/2011/05/time-is-now-to-see-agricultural-show.html

   

Jimmy, surely, you are gone????

REFLECTING ON AGRICULTURAL SHOW ISSUES:

TO OUR ESTIMEED EXHIBITORS 2013
RE:	INVITATION TO THE 21st SOURCE OF THE NILE NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL AND TRADE SHOW-2013.
	Uganda National Farmers Federation (UNFFE) warmly, welcomes you to the year 2013. The National Executive Committee (NEC) and the Show Board would like to inform you that preparation for the 21st Edition of THE NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL & TRADE SHOW 2013 is already in progress.
	The show is scheduled to take place from 8th to 14tht July 2013.  This show is always designed as centre for exposing the latest innovations and technologies in the Agricultural and trade sectors let alone, establishing business linkages. The theme for this 21st show is;
	“Promoting Agro technology to enhance Food Security and Competitiveness in the regional Markets”.
	Below are details of space rental: - (Open Air Space) 1. UG SHS: 600,000= per 36sq.m                  2. UG SHS: 900,000 per 75sq.m                               3. UG SHS 1,500,000=   144 Sq m     4. (PLOT) HOLDERS: PAY an Exhibition Participation fee of Ug Shs 400,000= only.
	Payments by cheque are made in the name of Uganda National Farmers Federation. Please advertise in our SHOW PROGRAMME MAGAZINE BOOK in full colours, for your Company exposure, and Product and Service Promotion, Full Page 1,500,000=, half page is 750,000.
	Tent 100 Seater cost 85,000 per day, 50 Seater costs 65,000 per day and 10,000= @ table per day & Chairs @ 500= per day.Exhibitors Cards are for sale at 10,000= per card. For Further inquires please, The Chief executive Secretary,             -    077-2- 616926 The chairman Show Board,                  -    077-2-625687. NB. For the Annual Kenya Agricultural & Industrial Study Tour, October 2013, please contact 0772 438 249. Yours in service, Jimmy Kitaka. AGRICULTURAL & TRADE EXHIBITIONS MANAGER- 077 -2-438249.

Uganda: Agricultural Show Touts Food Security

By Eriosi Nantaba, 17 July 2013

Jinja — The Uganda National Farmers Federation (UNFFE) has held the 21st Source of the Nile National Agricultural and Trade Show at Jinja Show ground in eastern Uganda, in a bid to Promote Agro-technologies to enhance food security and competitiveness in the regional markets.

The show set a platform for displaying and identifying innovations made by local and foreign companies through improved technologies for better production, marketing and poverty eradication.

According to the show manager, Jimmy Kitaka, for the last twenty years UNFFE organizes different stakeholders in agriculture and other sectors in liaison with Ministry of Agriculture and its agencies like NAADs, NARO, and NAGRIC etc to showcase various technologies, programs and interventions geared towards uplifting our giant sector - Agriculture. "We focus to encourage smart farming with a view to enhance sustainable national food security, farm incomes and regional market opportunities. This will make us benefit the advantages of regional co-operation," said Kitaka.

He said, "The exhibitors who come as far as Egypt, Israel and around East Africa lessen the fear our Ugandan Poor, Middle and High class citizens have in farming despite huge business gains the sector exhibits."

There were a number of products showcased in the areas of agricultural equipment and machinery, agro-chemicals, agro-processed products, telecommunications, consumer goods, pharmaceuticals, food stuffs, handicrafts, interior decorations, cultural entertainment, environment protection and education materials among others.

The show is timely with the agriculture calendar of the country since it's the period when farmers are opening land for the annual season expected in September-October.

"Credible seed companies sell their seeds for the entire week and as such farmers interact with credible companies in order to save them from buying counterfeit seeds, drugs and other implements for this season," Kitaka added.

President Museveni will officially open the 16th annual Source of the Nile national agricultural and trade show in Jinja today. Show goers thronged the venue as early as 9:00am yesterday, even though some exhibition stands were still under construction. Jimmy Kitaka, the show manager, said the event had attracted over 200 local and foreign exhibitors.

William Kituuka Kiwanuka