Ugee

CELTEL Uganda is to face almost double the cost of the Akon concert that has been postponed to May 9 because Akon suffered from a sore throat.

“We are still negotiating with other people like the management of the cricket oval where the show was to take place.”

The agency manages Celtel’s public relations issues.
Jasper Aligawesa, the general secretary of the National Sports Council, said the sh40m deal, which the council had with the telecommunications firm, expired last Friday.
“We understand their problem and look forward to a new contract,” Aligawesa said.
Celtel also met the fares of the foreign technical team, which will again be flown back for Friday’s show.
“The equipment, which was brought in from South Africa and Kenya will remain under tight security,” Masaba said.
He added that the stage structure would remain in place to cut costs.
The winner of the Live like a Star promotion, Samuel Behumuka, who was airlifted from Mubende to Kampala, was flown back.
“A flight to Mubende in a chattered chopper costs $6,500 (sh10.8m),” said Ian Mugambe, Celtel’s marketing executive of core product services.If Behumuka is flown back to Kampala this Friday, Celtel would have paid sh43.2m for his trips.
Caesar Mloka, Celtel’s marketing director, said over sh1b was spent on promoting the show.
Celtel assured Ugandans that there would not be a hike in the price of the tickets. It also urged the public to keep the tickets of flopped show, saying they were still valid.
A premium ticket costs sh250,000, gold sh125,000 and silver sh30,000.

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