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BUWEMBO: Stampedes aside, Black Friday rush kicked off end year festivities in style

Cynics tried to spoil the party with their pseudo-intellectual social media posts trying to link Black Friday to some racist idea. But they lost the battle and were properly ignored. ILLUSTRATION | JOHN NYAGA | NMG

By  Joachim Buwembo

Columnist

Kampala’s festive season has officially kicked off. It started on the stroke of midnight that ushered in the last Friday of November as multitudes stormed the biggest supermarket in town to get their Christmas bargains.

Beer and TV screens were the most raided items, selling at half their usual prices. Finally, the Black Friday concept is here.

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