Coco Finger of Uganda Appreciates the Little He Has

Coco Finger pulls off an energetic performance at one of his concerts in Kampala. The slim bodied singer lost his dad, Augustine Okori on March 2015

Who is Coco Finger?

Real names are Okori Moses, was born 1n 1982 to the late Otuke Augustine and Mrs. Maimuna Asunge in Grade B Hospital in Entebbe. Coco Finger is a talented PAM award winning Ugandan Dancehall, Ragga and Afro beat artiste. Coco Finger started music way back in the early 2000’s; he previously worked as DJ in different countries around East Africa such as Rwanda and Tanzania. Coco Finger broke through in the Ugandan music industry with his club hit Emikono Wagulu. Since then, Coco Finger has released many other amazing songs such as Party animal, Break My Heart. songs

Education

Coco Finger went to Kigungu Primary School, joined Aduku Secondary School in Apac for O-level Education and Premier High School in Ntinda for my A-level Education. In 2002 he enrolled for a diploma in social work from Nsamizi institute of social development, which he completed in 2003 after which he left for Dar es Salaam Tanzania in 2004 to concentrate his my music career. While there he worked as an Emcee, Karaoke singer and mimer. After three years he returned to Uganda and started recording with Fenon Studios.

 Music Origin

Coco Finger began his career in Senior Two while at Aduku Secondary School in Apac, by writing songs. In 2004, he started doing music but it was not until 2009 that he landed a hit.

 Stage Culture

He is currently ranked among the most popular dancehall artistes in Uganda, EA. He is a vocalist capable of both rapid-fire chatting and powerful melodic singing as portrayed in all his records. Coco Finger energetic Electric dance (Vibrator) is what distinguishes him from several Ugandan artistes.

 Hard times

• Losing the dad

Coco’s dad Augustine Okori passed on in March 2015 in Aculbanya village Ogwangacuma, Aboke Sub-county in Kole District. His fellow musicians and some friends failed to show up for the funeral. Ms Stella Oleke, artiste’s relative told Daily Monitor “It was indeed a big shame to the music industry as fans and friends abandoned Coco Finger at the time he needed them most, not even upcoming artistes from northern Uganda turned up.” But even then Coco thanked his fans for the spiritual and financial support they offered his family.

• Getting Arrested

Singer Coco Finger poses on one of his rides, the singer was said to have lost control and veered into the trench before police arrested him with a friend.

On November 10^th, 2014, while coming back from the studio heading home with a friend, Coco is said to have lost control of his car and veered off the road. The police patrol vehicle found the trio crying out for help as their vehicle had got stuck in a trench. After police rescue, Coco Finger and friends were found with bottles of beer in their car and some illegal drugs. They were whisked off to Kisasi police post and detained. Coco was later transferred to Kyanja police post where he was released on a police bond.

Family

Joyous Coco finger gets lovely treatment from his “Mama baby”

Coco Finger has a small family, a child and he stays with his girlfriend and several dependants.

 

Achievements

Like any young man Coco Finger enjoyed life and this gave him an opportunity to start saving part of my earnings to realize the dream of setting up a home.

In 2015, Coco was painfully paying rent of Shs500,000 and utility bills of water, general upkeep and electricity, totalling Shs800,000. This motivated the Luo born singer to save and put up a house.

“It is hard to keep away from certain fun activities in the name of saving money for building a house,” Coco Finger once remarked while speaking to Daily Monitor about his Kawuku based house which was nearing completion by 2015. His dream was to have a house of his own.

 Coco Finger’s hobbies

Basketball, swimming, table tennis and sport fishing. He also loves charity work and thus he donated ten bags of cement to Buganda Kingdom’s Ettoffalli fundraising drive.

Hates Bickering

one singer called Nince Henry got friends together to wash cars and raise funds to save a one Carol who is struggling with cancer at Mulago. This event saw foes Khalifa Aganaga and Coco Finger clean each other’s boots as a sign of reconciliation. Now, that is what we need to grow our music, not stupid bickering.

Coco’s best dish?

Fresh Fish and sweet potatoes.

Famaous hits 

Visit  http://www.eachamps.com/Coco-Finger.html

 

 

How The Observer Website Simplifies User Experience

Usability is a quality attribute that assesses how easy user interfaces are to use. The word “usability” also refers to methods for improving ease-of-use during the design process. The Weekly Observer is a Ugandan tri weekly newspaper headquartered in Kampala. It is one of the largest privately owned papers in the country and runs an online website (www.observer.ug)

www.observer.ug lives up to design and content principle in the following ways;

Distinct and unique navigation panel. Navigation menu is a map and directions of a website and usually what gets users deeper into the site experience. A key component of good usability and   a successful website. The Observer website has visually separated and easy to find categories. Navigation text stands out different from the font size or the body text. High contrast colors are used for navigation buttons making it easy for readers to see and click according to their choices.

The Observer website is not puzzled and it is not extraordinary but rather simple. Observer helps its online visitors to quickly see what information is available and where to go to find it. Customers are able to anticipate how the site works without having to learn what to do.

Consistency is another website usability principle visible on the Observer website. The site uses same navigation model in all its pages. This is very important because without a consistent design, a user may actually think he is in another website. Observer uses the same navigation model and users easily go about http://www.observer.ug without being lost.

A sample outlook of http://www.observer.ug online website. The blue headlines are catchy to the viewers eyes which helps distinguish between positive and negative space.

Observer menus link one to exactly what they say. Simple, obvious and terms that are easy to figure out are used on headlines and titles. Descriptive images are more eye-catching than the text, Observer uses blue coloured headlines and black summaries ensure that the readers see and click on the stories. Our brains process visual information much faster than textual information. That’s why it is a great idea to help your visitors out with some easy to interpret visuals.
Observer website is ordered, the most important items are posted on the left, and the least important items in the middle. People’s attention is highest for things that appear at the beginning and at the end. Psychologists call it the “serial position effect”, it’s based on the principles of primacy and recency.

The Observer website has a well-structured layout, along with clear website information architecture. It figures out key features the website offers, what’s most important and what’s less important as placed in lower levels in the website hierarchy.

Accessible and Clickable. www.observer.ug  navigation elements have clickable links. All heading elements are clickable links. This is true even with drop-down menus where clicking a sub-category link may be the natural inclination of the visitor.

The clicks on each link or category do not result into sound each time a reader rolls over the mouse to any navigation category. People do not enjoy surprises like that. Even if you find the sound very interesting it gets annoying very soon.

www.observer.ug is a responsive to mobile devices such as iPad, which are becoming a more and more popular way of connecting to the internet. This provides a good solution for this growing mobile traffic. Single page fit for many different devices and screen sizes. Which also require a responsive solution for your navigation menu.

A drop down menu should appear seamlessly and without interruption. The menu should load immediately. Don’t make very heavy drop down menus that may takes more than an instant to load upon the hover.

www.observer.ug is not animated and appears seamless without any drop down menu. Apart from advertisements, the content is simply appearing. Observer should consider adding a wipe down, rotate or fade in, animation effects. The transition must be quick and not disruptive. More abstract icons or colors are great for recurring visitors to remember a content category they were particularly interested in.

Sticky menu. The Observer menu is static on to one space and does not disappear when the user scrolls down the page.
In conclusion, navigation plays a key role in creating a great user experience, prolonging the site stay and increasing engagement.
Observer can follow these principles to improve its website menu, however if the layout is unique, it can be maintained.

Digital Revolution is a Blessing to Journalism and Communication

Digital Revolution, known as the Third Industrial Revolution, is the change from analog, mechanical, and electronic technology to digital technology which began from the late 1950s to the late 1970s with the adoption and proliferation of digital computers and digital record keeping that continues to the present day.

Digital revolution has led to digital journalism also known as online journalism where editorial content is distributed via the internet as opposed to publishing via print or broadcast. Digital revolution has had an intense effect on journalism and communication today as seen below;

Digital revolution has offered rapid growth of Information and Communication that has fundamentally changed the way people think, behave, communicate, work and earn their livelihood. This therefore means that journalists and communicators have to be aware of all the changes to enable them communicate effectively. The fastest manner in which information spreads on social media calls for fast articulate writing and confirming of critical data to feed the anxious audience. Use of symbols technically called emojis has taken root. These are used to express sadness, joy among others.

Digital revolution creates an opportunity for niche audiences, allowing people to have more options as to what to view and read. The interactivity and interface provided by technological tools such as Smartphones, laptops, computers, among others has made target audiences easy to reach.

It also creates an opportunity for audiences to receive, read and keep references to any information. People have opportunities to refer to the information they want at any time. This has been eased by websites that stay for long unlike radio news or information that is said once and if you miss it you have missed forever. Gadgets like phones, flash discs are used to keep information for reference. Research centres such as the Economic Policy Research Centre, use private servers to store data which can be retrieved at a later date.

Social media platforms like face book and whatsApp are digital revolution elements which have promoted citizen journalism where people can update others on the happenings in and around their environments, for example death, parties and disasters like landslides regardless of the profession, status.

It has created new avenues of acquiring knowledge and information which are key aspect of journalism and communication. Through blogs, social media platforms like Facebook, twitter, journalists are able to learn more about their specialized areas of communication.

Digital journalism allows for connection and discussion at levels that print does not offer on its own. People can comment on articles posted online. Before digital revolution, instant discussion between readers who had never met was impossible. Online discussion enables constructive criticism that helps correct untrue information on the content posted online.

To add on these print media have adopted online journalism where dedicated websites are built to feed the online audience with news, entertainment and opinions.

Digital journalism opens up new ways of storytelling; through the technical components of the new medium, digital journalists can provide a variety of media, such as audio, video, and digital photography. This has been made possible through the various media platforms such as Projeqt.com, wordpress.com and infogram charts.

News timeliness has tremendously improved due to the onset of digital revolution. Online sources provide quick, efficient, and accurate reporting of breaking news in a matter of seconds, providing society with live events for example state events like budget readings are broadcast live which enables citizens to analyse and know the budgetary allocations in time.

On the other side, digital revolution dictates on users and consumers of online content to be literate and must use critical thinking to evaluate the credibility of information available online, nonetheless, digital revolution has however changed journalism and communication for the better. Convergence is most important aspect of digital revolution which has eased sending and receiving of information.

Unique Attributes About 2011-2016 Uganda Cabinet

Uganda’s 2011-2016 Cabinet  was another list of controversial human beings from across different religions, regions, education backgrounds, age and sex. Catherine Eye presents to you the info-graphics of the above attributes in regards to the cabinet that was reshuffled before its term could elapse in 2016. See the graphics below;

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African ministers agree to sell tourism as a continental bloc

A fleet of tourists drive through one of the game parks in Africa

The South African tourism minister Derek Hanekom has urged African countries to sell tourism as continental bloc. His call comes after the realisation that what happens in other African countries affected the rest of Africa.

He thus put “We are all united in our aspiration to build and brand Africa as a continent of unparalleled opportunity. We have joined hands to make tourism a sector of hope and progress for our people. We must now focus on concrete actions to achieve our aspirations.”

Hanekon raised his appeal during a panel discussion moderated by CNN International anchor and journalist at the on-going INDABA 2016 travel show in Durban, South Africa.

A map showing tourism numbers for different african states. The call requires all states to promote tourism as a bloc.

“The Ebola outbreak which took place in West Africa,” He said, dwindled tourism numbers in South Africa because the world looks at Africa as one big country.

INDABA, held annually in Durban, South Africa, is the third largest annual tourism expo in the world and the largest in Africa. It typically attracts between 8,000 and 11,000 of Africa’s tourism leaders, policy makers, global buyers and travel media seeking to promote tourism as a means of Africa’s economic growth and transformation.