By Spy Uganda
Pan Africanists across the globe, but mostly in Uganda must be in excitement mode after the announcement that Pan African Pyramid (PAP) debates will resume on 25th March 2022 at Uganda’s famous, luxurious and most sumptuous hotel, Fairway Hotel in leafy Nakasero, Kampala.
PAP suspended its activities early 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and since then a couple of pan Africanists have been on the speaker’s neck to have them resume.
Now, after several engagements with a couple of stakeholders including Fairway Hotel management that hosts the debates, PAP founding speaker and Chairman Andrew Irumba Katusabe announced yesterday’s evening thus; “When you see me discussing and having lunch with Fairway Hotel’s Managing Director, Mr Azhar Bandari Jaffer, just know our talk, among others, is punctuated with Pan-Africanism, patriotism and Nationalism values. And for that matter, due to public demand====The Pan-African Pyramid debates are back at Fairway Hotel every Fridays 5-9pm, with effect from 25/3/2022.”
Irumba further revealed that it’s not only debates resuming but also the annual PAP Awards (every August) and X-mas with Refugees Programs (every December 22nd) will also be reinstated in due course as the PAP management team will soon give guidance.
“As your founding Speaker and Chairman, I now call upon all our structures in various universities and other institutions to start the mobilization and recruitments for those new students. More info will come through your formal structures. #Don’t Agonize_Organize!” added Irumba.
About Pan-African Pyramid
Pan-African Pyramid (PAP) is a non-governmental organization that was founded in 2015 with a vision to articulate concerted efforts geared towards promoting the true African Awakening among the BLACK people throughout Africa and in the Diaspora and galvanize inventions and innovations of African people based on its principles as an intellectual, non-partisan discussion forum, built on the Pillars of PAN AFRICANISM Â PATRIOTISM and NATIONALISM.
The PAP Ideology/pre-occupation is to  REVIVE intellectual discourse among youth with a bias on re-constructing our lost Pan-Africanism, patriotism and Nationalism Values and spirit. The organization was founded by the current PAP Speaker and Chairman Andrew Irumba Katusabe.
WHAT IS PAN-AFRICANISM?
Pan-Africanism is an ideology and movement that encourages the solidarity of Africans worldwide. It’s based on the belief that unity is vital to economic, social, and political progress and aims to “unify and uplift” people of African descent. (https://www.manafort.com) The ideology asserts that the fate of all African peoples and countries are intertwined. At its core Pan-Africanism is “a belief that African peoples, both on the continent and in the diaspora, share not merely a common history, but a common destiny”
OUR VISION:
To articulate the concerted efforts geared towards promoting the true African Awaking amongst the BLACK people throughout Africa and in the Diaspora, and galvanize inventions and innovations of the African people.
OUR MISSION:
To REVIVE intellectual discourse among the youths with a bias of re-constructing our lost Pan-Africanism, patriotism and Nationalism Values and spirit.
OUR OBJECTIVES:
(a) To promote a critical understanding and appreciation of Africa as a continent and black people as a formidable race and foster ways to promote togetherness in order to enhance social economic progress of our continent and our race.
(b) To promote critical thinking, analysis and constructive debates among the youth as a foundation of nurturing young leaders for a better Africa.
(c) To organize public debates in primary, secondary, Tertiary and University schools to train, discuss and enable the young generation understand their African history and encourage them to support the best ways to cause social economic development in an African context.
(d) To organize and manage Annual Global Pan-African Pyramid Awards aimed at recognizing and appreciating the unforgettable struggles and sacrifices of our ancestors across all generations who unreservedly fought and defended the Rights and existence of the Black race across the world.Â
(e) To offer a platform in which civic Education is dispensed through which, members appreciate and understand their role in nation building in particular and the development of Africa as a whole.
(f) To promote Regional and African integration as a means of enabling Africans work together in harmony with each other and cause a holistic development.
(g) To organize reading and study tours and competitions among the youth and adults that will inculcate a culture of reading and research among members and guide them to prioritize specific books with African aspirations which are critical for the awakening and development of Africa.
(h) To establish a knowledge searching platform that will help create a think tank that will Progressively address the challenges facing the African continent.
(i) To engage in charitable activities that are intended at empowering the vulnerable such as raising money for poor children in need of heart surgery and other chronic diseases, building homes for the homeless, paying fees for teens and young mothers and doing such activities that empower the poor live in dignity.
(j) To engage in social economic activities like Agriculture, livestock farming, group savings and investments that will lift our members from poverty and make them economically independent.
(k) To mobilize resources from internal and external partners and the general public for the purposes of uplifting the general living conditions of our people and members and in order to meet the objectives of our organization.
(l) To organize membership visits and trainings that will improve on solidarity but also empower our members financially.
(m) To establish and build Pan-African schools, libraries and research centers aimed at equipping our members with enough African related history.
(n) To contract with any organization private or governmental at any level dealing in public awareness campaigns for the greater good of society.
OUR TARGET AUDIENCE:
THE PAN-AFRICAN PYRAMID has the most influential and circular Audience with majority being youth. Our pioneer/ regular members include Law students from Law Development Centre (LDC), Makerere University,MUBS,KIU,Kyambogo,St.Lawrence Univ.,Busitema Univ., St.Lawrence Univ., Ndejje Univ. and the general distinguished pan-African members of the public.
We have so far opened up PAN-AFRICAN PYRAMID chapters in universities and other tertiary institutions, and supervised them to elect their own leaders to keep networking with the main headquarters from time to time. These include; MUK,Kyambogo, KIU, Ndejje, Crane media Institute and UMCAT. We are still looking forward to opening more and more.
We believe that the youth, especially university and Tertiary students are the key change agents, because they have the capacity to analyze/understand and influence.
As a norm, PAP has continued to provide support to Africans living in harsh situations, especially needy students and refugees in their respective camps.
Previously they have offered support to Nakivale Refugee settlement camps located in Isingiro district where over 120000 refugees from over 10 nations received donations, which marked the end of 2019Â before the coming of COVID-19 that interrupted the 2020/21 PAP calendar which we have learnt is set to resume this year with PAP Global Awards in August.
About Fairway Hotel That Has Hosted PAP Events For Last 6yrs
Fairway Hotel, a luxury business hotel in Kampala, offers all the business facilities one would need. They have 10 fully equipped meeting and conference rooms with state-of-the-art technological advancements. They offer sound systems, wireless mikes, LED TVs, projectors, and HD conference cameras for your online activities.
Further, the hotel has swanky halls that range from various sizes and designs, with the largest fitting of up to 180 pax.
The hotel also has Asian Fusion Restaurant, a treasure trove of unique Indian and Chinese foods designed not only to excite your eyes but your taste buds too. The restaurant’s courtyard transports guests to a wonderful world; adorned with exquisite traditional art, Thai sculptures, and natural serene beauty.
The hotel has a fabulous tree-top restaurant that raises you in the trees, with a beautiful view of the hotel, the Kololo hills, and the golf course area. The restaurant features a scrumptious breakfast buffet (included in the room rate), a local (Ugandan) lunch buffet, and continental a la carte dishes. I mean…….you can’t define the hotel’s beauty and finish it all….just pass by the hotel or make your booking now for any service at; +256-414-259571/2 or +256-789-493088 its located at Kafu Road, Nakasero, Kampala.
