KCCA ED Haj. Buzeki salutes partners for 2025  Kampala City Festival in glamorous dinner. Drums up support for this years street festival in October 2026.

On Friday the 27^th March 2026, The Executive Director of Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), Hajat Sharifah Buzeki held a sumptuous dinner in appreciation of the sponsors of the 2025 Kampala City Festival while rallying them for support this years similar but bigger event that will be back on the street of Kampala with pomp.

During the highly attended ceremony of dignitaries, partners, services providers, media among others, Buzeki announced that this years event will be help on 4^th of October 2026 .

While delivering her appreciation message to sponsors at City Hall Gardens, Hajat Buzeki informed sponsors that it is not a mere celebration of the festival but a recognition of the invaluable role sponsors played in making the 2025 Kampala City Festival a success .

“To all our partners and sponsors, your unwavering support made the Kampala City Festival 2025 truly unforgettable. Your investment, collaboration, and commitment went beyond delivering a successful event; you created lasting impact across our communities and proudly showcased the very best of Kampala. Building on that success, we warmly invite you and new partners to join us as we prepare for an even bigger, better, and more vibrant Kampala City Festival 2026, as we celebrate urban resilience, social well-being, and inclusive growth. By popular demand, the festival returns to our streets on 4th October 2026. Together, let’s continue shaping Kampala into a city that is vibrant, attractive, livable, and sustainable” she said

She described the 2025 City Festival as historical, explaining that for the first time, KCCA received support from the Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities under the Tourism Development program to execute this tourism event. 

‘Prior to the D-Day of the city festival, we introduced a series of pre- festive activities that set a tone for innovation and community spirit. We started with urban mobility conference that reimaged how we moved through the city. This was followed by cleaning drives that refresh our neighborhood, then health camps that brought us closer to the people we serve and we took healthcare closer to our communities” she explained, adding that there were also charity drives that touched the most vulnerable including orphanages and homes of the unprivileged.

She commended all sponsors for standing with KCCA, noting that their generosity towards the festival translated into tangible impacts.

“Altogether we raised Shs.765 262886 million in terms of cash an equivalent of Shs.826.3 million in kind support. Water, medicines for the camp , and bicycles people rode came in kind but we had to quantify them. KCCA staff contributed Shs.13.3 million . We decided as a team that since taxpayers are giving us salaries , we also need to give back to the community” she explained.

Hajati Buzeki awards partners

Hajat Sharifah Buzeki noted that the collective efforts demonstrated the power of partnership, shared responsibilities, the need and quench of the people have for the wellbeing of the people of Kampala.

“We thank you so much for every penny you contributed and may Allah reward you abundantly, ” Hajat Buzeki appreciated sponsors.

On the challenges faced during the celebrations of 2025 City Festival, Hajat Buzeki disclosed : 

“We faced extreme weather conditions. The month was hot in the country, we had a scotching heat in the morning but God knew everything we did was for the right cause and fortunately in the afternoon we had heavy rains which didn’t last long, but cooled the weather conditions and thereafter we resumed our activities, ” Hajat Buzeki said. 

She said the commitment given by sponsors when they gave resources is a clear testimony that they believed in KCCA and it’s in vision of having a vibrant city. 

“Thank you for investing in our city, standing with the people and for being part of the transformation we all desire to have. As we celebrate today, let me remind you that the work of building greater Kampala never stops, you remove vendors today, another day you expose potholes, sewerage which is leaking ,places which are not green and alot has to be done to ensure we deliver a City which people will be proud of, ” Hajat Buzeki stated. 

Among the partners and sponsors  present at the dinner who supported and participated in the 2025 Kampala City Festival were: JBL Studios who fired up the Kampala City Festival Christian Stage, Zion Park at Hotel Africana,  Ham Kiggundu gave UGX200 Million for the event, Seroma, Watoto Church, The Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry Uganda, Centenary Bank, I & M bank, Hema Water, Platinum Credit, Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities, Total Energies among others.