Silk events

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Silk events
Formation2005
Headquarters Kampala, Uganda
Founder
Elvis Sekyanzi [1]
Website www.silkevents.co.ug

Silk events is a full-service event management agency [2] [3] with branches in Uganda and Rwanda. [4]

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History

The company was founded in 2005. It has since organised a number of events in Uganda including corporate events, [5] music concerts, and branding events. It has organised events for musicians like Beenie Man, [6] Demarco (musician), [7] Sisqó, [8] Sean Paul [9] Maurice Kirya, [10] Grace Nakimera, [11] and the Miss Uganda event. [12]

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References

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  2. "Uganda: Silk Events Pulls Out Its Best At 8th Anniversary" allafrica.com. Retrieved March 24, 2015
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  12. "Behind the scenes at Miss Uganda" Archived 2015-06-10 at the Wayback Machine newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 24 March 2015