Preparations for the mock wedding in Uganda are under way, as a celebrity gets ready to pretend to tie the knot to raise money for a student to stay at Oxford University (see earlier post).

Radio show host Siima K K Sabiti organised the fake wedding party with her friend Bernard Mukasa after hearing about Lulu Jemimah, a Ugandan writer who wanted to do a Master's degree in creative writing.

She decided to marry herself in August – to make the point that in her mind it was preferable to further her education rather than settle down into married life.

Guests attending the wedding on Friday afternoon must pay to attend and the money will go towards paying for Ms Jemimah’s university fees.