Miss Uganda Launches Reality TV Show to Air on StarTimes’ Makula TV Channel

Kezzi Entertainment in conjunction with StarTimes Uganda has launched Miss Uganda 2023 edition. The popular reality beauty contest will be televised live on Makula TV, a local channel exclusive to the StarTimes platform.

Miss Uganda 2023 on Makula TV is an entertainment reality TV show; which will document Miss Uganda Pageant activities, covering all the geographical regions of Uganda, and all the behind-the-scenes details.

The show summaries the last decade of the history of the pageant; the nationwide search for a crown holder, including the call for entry applications, the six regional auditions & the national selections. It also includes the residential Boot Camp activities; the Beauty and Fashion contests, the Beach Beauty and Sports Challenge, and Adventure and Talent contests. The show will also have periodical evictions, confession sessions, audience interactivity; and finally, the Crowning Ceremony (Grand Finale).

The Miss Uganda 2023 activities, will last ten weeks; and will be packaged in real time for a TV broadcast on Makula Television, three times a week running from January into March 2023.

Speaking during the launch of the show, Kenneth Kazooba from StarTimes said, “we wanted to give our viewers a reality show that’s exciting to watch. We believe that Miss Uganda has the content and their team can deliver.”

“Reality TV shows have a reputation for getting dramatic and nasty. That’s not the direction we are taking. We have levels of discipline. Of course, things will happen, considering that these will be individuals meeting and interacting for the first time but nothing out of line will happen,” said Brenda Nanyonjo, Miss Uganda’s Chief Executive Officer.

Present at the launch were present and past Miss Uganda pageant winners; Elizabeth Bagaya (Miss Uganda 2021/22) Oliver Nakakande, Phiona Bizzu and Stella Ellah Nantumbwe.

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About Makula TV

Makula TV is a local television channel exclusive on the StarTimes platform that shows nonstop series and drama in Luganda. Makula TV was launched in June 2022 and has already hit the Top two most-viewed channels in Uganda. Its objective is to promote local talent and non-stop quality entertainment.

Makula TV is also available on all StarTimes bouquets on Satellite (CH 492), Antenna (CH 228) decoder, and mobile App (StarTimes ON App) platforms.