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Busoga officials appeal to Daniel Kaluuya to marry a Ugandan girl

Posted on by Desiree Miller

British actor Daniel Kaluuya who is of Ugandan origin is having prime time since his outstanding role in the movie, Get Out, which was rewarded with a nomination in the Oscars. Kaluuya also won the best rising star award in the recently concluded BAFTA awards.

Kaluuya’s family hails from Kayunga, Busoga.

While he enjoys massive success in Hollywood, officials in Busoga have reportedly sent him an appeal to return to Uganda and find a woman here.

According to Busoga Kingdom’s minister of tourism, Hellen Namutamba, “The Kingdom has sent officials to talk to the star about marriage.”

“He is one of us and we are proud of him. We want him to keep our culture strong. That’s why we want him to find a Ugandan woman,” she added.

Kaluuya is one of the actors in Black Panther that has smashed all-time box office records.

Ugandan Born Kaluuya wins british film Raising star award

Posted on by Desiree Miller

Ugandan born British actor Daniel Kaluuya has won the BAFTA Rising star award for his stellar performance in horror film Get Out. Kaluuya beat Florence Pugh, Josh O’Connor, Timothée Chalamet and Tessa Thompson to claim the award which was voted for by the public.

The emotional star praised the ‘Rising Star Award’ nominees in his speech as well as thanking his acting mentors and his family for letting him ‘think different.’

“I’ve gone blank. Thank you, Tessa, Tim, Josh and Florence. I feel so privileged to be in your guys’ company. I am a product of arts funding in the UK. I want to thank people who support that mainstream arts and grass roots levels. Thank you for letting me think different. I wasn’t supposed to say that. We break all the rules,” Kaluuya said.

Daniel has also picked up Oscar, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild nominations for his role as Chris Washington in the 2017 horror film.