Cottages are a scam- Nyege Nyege fans express disatisfaction

The much-hyped Nyege Nyege Music Festival started with a share of disappointments for its fans.

The popular festival is a four-day event where artists in the region and beyond showcase their talents to their fans.

The event takes place yearly in Uganda and started on Thursday. 

At least 8,000 people were expected to attend the festival in the city of Jinja, east of the capital, Kampala.

Before fans purchase their tickets, the main headache is normally where to sleep, refresh, and at least be comfortable as they have fun. 

But on Friday, fans took to Twitter to express their dissatisfaction with the cottages that they had booked prior to the event. 

One Danx alleged that they had booked the not-so-good-looking cottage at 3M Ugandan shillings (Sh95,011).

"The cottages were a scam! 3m for this. No shower! No toilet."

"This is the cottage. No power! No water! No toilet! No shower! No lock on the doors! These cottages sold out! Imagine people are flying in to find this! You guys," he said

Danx went ahead to explain that the cottage that they went to wasn't the one that was promised during their booking. 

"Check out what was promised. I will post clear pics of what I found on the ground! Today I give up! Some tourists from South Africa left and we waited for where to sleep till 6pm!" he claimed.

Critics, including several Ugandan MPs and the speaker of parliament, had called for the cancellation of the event, saying the annual festival was promoting immorality.

Some said it was a "breeding ground for sexual immorality" and "homosexuality".

The government's decision that gave the event the go-ahead has angered some MPs.