Big Brother Africa’s Morris to star in Kenyan Ad?

Former Ugandan Big Brother contestant Morris Mugisha is reportedly in talks to star in an East African advertisement. Apparently Morris will shoot the said international ‘health campaign’ TV commercial in Nairobi soon, over a four day period.
Morris beat 128 models across Burundi, Rwanda, Kenya and Tanzania for the lead role. He will star alongside a yet to be named Burundian model.

NAVIO CALLS KENYAN CELEBS PRETENTIOUS

Ugandan rapper Navio who was in Kenya a week a go. He meet a number of Kenyan acts and formed an opinion. The Rukus rapper interacted with Kenyan celebs at the MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMA) Nominees party last month.
Navio said, “From the way I see it, they are quite pretentious especially in front of the camera, they smile with each other but behind the scenes they are enemies. For instance at the MTV nominee party some random artiste just walked up to me and started to talk about his Lamborghini for about 10 minutes. That is when it hit me; they will go to extreme measures to get noticed. They are mostly in this music industry for the fame not for the love of music. This is very sad and shouldn’t be the case.”
Navio who is also part of the rap group Klear Kut was promoting his solo debut album Half The Legend during his stay in Kenya.

NOW MEET THE UGANDANS

KAROLYNE NABULIME - Uganda
Karolyne is the 2nd born in a family of 2 girls and 2 boys. She would definitely like to get married in future but for the moment prefers to concentrate on her trying to build a musical career.
The 26-year-old likes her warm and likeable nature but because she smiles often, she feels that sometimes people do not take her seriously.



LEAH ATUTE – Uganda
Leah, 25, was brought up in a large family of 21 children. She has 14 brothers and 6 sisters.
Leah says that her friends tell her she is very kind and has a ‘golden heart’ which she thinks is a good thing. She, however, says she sometimes underrates herself and is learning to believe in herself, thus her new motto ‘Yes I Can.’



MAUREEN KABASIITA – Uganda
Maureen, 26, is the 2nd born and has 3 brothers and 6 sisters. Maureen is proud of her hard-working and determined nature, noting that she paid her way through high school and college as her parents could not afford to settle her fees. She however dislikes that sometimes she can be introverted and is often afraid to challenge other people.

GAETANO AVOIDS A MEDIA SCRUM DURING WEDDING

Gaetano Weds


TV personality Gaetano Kaggwa finally married his fiancée Enid Keishemeza Rukikaire in Kampala a while back. In true Gaetano fashion, he went against the norm and decided to have his wedding on a Thursday instead of the usual Saturday.
Media reports based on misleading leaks had stated that the couple would be jumping the broom on a Saturday. These false trails were probably put about after the couple had earlier been forced to put off their nuptials originally slated for June in Kampala to hide away from the media attention.
All the same we did find out that Gaetano and his sweetheart secretly said their vows at a garden ceremony at Ranch On The Lake.
Here is some photos courtesy of the Oboma Social Forum.

Gaetano and best man Babu


Enid is lead to the alter with dad Mathew Rukikaire


Gaetano and Enid on the alter


Gaetano and Enid

CHAMELEONE DENIED US VISA

Ugandan Tabloid Red Pepper reports that singer Jose Chameleone has been denied a visa to the United States of America. The star was supposed to perform at the Uganda North American Association (UNAA) convention slated for September 4 to 6.
The details as to why he was denied a visa are still not known

GAETANO READY FOR THE AISLE

Former Big Brother contestant, Studio 53-presenter and radio presenter Gaetano Kaggwa paid his first visit to his fiance’s Enid Keishemeza’s rural home.
This Saturday, July 11, Gaetano and his bride will have an exclusive wedding ceremony at an undisclosed venue. Our peoples in UG say the guest list totals 150 close family and friends.
Keep it here we will try and get ya some photos from his wedding.

TPF 1 contestant beaten up in bar brawl

An unknown man recently assaulted Uganda’s 2006 Tusker Project Fame finalist Paul Lwanga Masajjage at Kampala’s Steak Out bar.
Paul, a singer who dabbles in modelling was moving from the bar area towards the toilet when he encountered another guest in the corridor. As he excused himself to get by, the other man assaulted him.
Fortunately the establishment’s security intervened. The motive for the attack could not be immediately established.

They Say Chameleone Isn’t Out Of Danger…Yet

Sections of the Ugandan press claim that Jose Chameleone medical troubles are still looming large. They claim that medical experts have warned him against wearing closed shoes. The singer broke both his legs in a mysterious ‘sleep walking’ saga in a hotel in Arusha a few months back. Worst still, the tabloid claims that a doctor sent Chameleone’s wife, Daniela Atim a text message stating that the hubby would die soon.
The message read: ‘I’m really sorry your husband won’t live to see his beautiful kids grow. 
He either tons down (on his energetic stage performances) or he will die.’
They then even quote a lip readers who says that Daniella whispered into Chameleone’s ear (during a past concert) that: 
“Can’t you think about your kids for a moment?”.

That is like the biggest bull cr*p I have ever read. Hooooooly cow!
What do you think?

IS SYLVIA OWORI’S SISTER AKON’S BABY MAMA?

Akon is soon going to be the father of his sixth baby according to Ugandan media reports. The mother to be is Susan Owori, the younger sister of fashion designer and publisher, Sylvia Owori.
According to the reports, the Senegalese born singer is alleged to have enjoyed an intimate relationship with Susan, for a long time and this was made public after Akon’s visit to Uganda in May last year.
On his trip Akon looked smitten when he saw Susan waiting outside the Entebbe Airport VIP lounge where he was holding a press conference before his concert.
The reports suggest Susan and Akon have been close for a while now and have hung out in clubs from Dar to London. Owori reportedly flew to Atlanta at the invitation and expense of Akon. Meanwhile, Susan has been quoted telling close friends that the baby is Akon’s.
Meanwhile, the Kenyan PR Rep of the Owori’s, Angela Angweyi released a no comment statement.

Chameleone Buys Wife A 14 mill Range Rover

When the rest of the heathean are feeling the pinch of the financial meltdown, Uganda controversial singer Jose Chameleone is feeling Nyets – as in zero.
To prove it he has bought his lovely wife Daniella Atim a Range Rover Sport, which was last, spotted in Busia mid this week, on transit to Uganda. According to my guy who is very conversant with the prices of this kind of rides, Chameleone must have parted with a cool Sh14 million

Cindy escapes car accident unharmed

Former Blu*3 crooner Cindy was last Friday night involved in a car accident from which she escaped unhurt. Cindy was in the vehicle, a Rav 4, with another Ugandan rapper GNL at the time of the accident. The two were on their way to Nkozi University for a concert, luckily they both escaped unharmed. This incident comes at a time when Cindy is riding high on her new hit song, Na Wewe featuring the Okoye brothers, P Square.

Esther Nabaasa’s long-awaited album released

Finally Esther ‘the body’ Nabaasa’s long awaited album was released yesterday in South Africa. It survived the February 7 robbery attack at the Gallo Records that left the album’s sound engineer with s gun shot wound ion his hand..
The album titled, Rock in Country Soul was released yesterday in South Africa and will soon be available for purchase all over the continent this coming week.
In an interview with a Ugandan newspaper, the Monitor, Esther explained why the long wait for the album: “The recording label Gallo was going through massive internal restructuring, which even entailed the physical bit of them relocating their offices, so they put me on hold until they sorted themselves out. And the type of contract I had signed with them, forbade me form singing with anyone else until I first worked on my first album.”

Blu*3 join Angelina Jolie in fight against trafficking

Ugandan girl group Blu*3 have joined big American showbiz personalities Angelina Jolie and Ricky Martin as well as British actress Emma Thompson to fight Human trafficking. The campaign entails mobilising people against illegal immigration and human trafficking. The three pop divas, Lee, Jaqui and Mya are the first African music group to be named goodwill ambassadors for the International Organisation of Migration (IOM).
Blu*3 are set to perform at international music festivals in Sweden, the US, Dubai and the UK as part of their role. They will also go on an anti-illegal immigration and anti-slavery tour which will feature Kenya’s Nameless, Burundi's Kidumu and Tanzania's TID. To commemorate their achievement, Blu*3 have released Fly Away, a song about the evils of human trafficking. As the soundtrack of the upcoming IOM documentary, the song will be aired on radio and TV stations worldwide.

Naught By Nature Show fails to launch

Last Saturday’s scheduled Kampala show by American celebrities Naught By Nature did not happen. The organisers behind it, Ugandan rapper Navio and KT Promotions failed to raise the down payment requested by the international stars. According to Ugandan reports, Navio – real name Daniel Kigozi - failed to raise his part of the contribution that was to go into the down payment fee. This was because his mother who was also part financier of the deal also balked at paying up.

Interactive Media Services to support Jethwa bid for the best job in the world…

Interactive Media Services (IMS) and Moota Telecom will use technology to support Kiran Jethwa bid for the best job in the world competition scheduled to take place in New Zealand.

IMS General Manager Kiran Dhadialla said her firm will deploy state of the art technology to create awareness and rally support for Jethwa.

‘‘Jethwa is the only African to reach the top 50 applicants from a pool of 34,000 applicants across the globe for the Best Job in the world’’ said Dhadialla.

Kiran said the objective of pushing the Kiran Jethwa campaign was to get the maximum number of people to vote for Kiran on the www.islandreefjob.com website.

‘‘’All outgoing news alerts and subscription messages will have a message showing mobile subscribers how to vote for Kiran using the www.islandreefjob.com site’’ said Dhadialla.

The IMS/Moota to support Jethwa will further enhance Kenya’s position in the global tourism map while raising awareness about Kenya’s superior tourism products.

‘’We are positive that Kiran Jethwa will open marketing doors for Kenya if he gets this job. The interest generated around this competition will translate to increased tourist arrivals in Kenya and exposure to new global markets’’ said Dhadialla.

Dhadialla said IMS will set up a service for Kiran Jethwa where mobile subscribers will be able to get updates on Kiran’s progress as well as other alerts like fitness and cooking tips.
If Kiran Jethwa gets the job, he will be the caretaker of the Islands of the Great Barrier Reef There are a few minor tasks that need to be taken care of, but the most important duty is to report back to Tourism Queensland (and the world) and let the world know what’s taking place on the Islands of the Great Barrier Reef.
Kiran Jethwa will be based in Hamilton Island, the largest inhabited island in the region which is located just off the coast of Queensland with a wide range of restaurants, activities, shops and tours.
The successful candidate will live above the Great Barrier Reef with a salary package of Kes 9 million for six months and all expenses paid.

Bebe Cool’s joins Uganda’s car wars!

First Chameleone bought an Escalade and then Bobi Wine gave away his to be auctioned at a charity and now Bebe Cool has gone and bought a Hummer. The singer, who is currently separated from his wife Zuena, has reportedly been saving for his car for the past three years. His dream car arrives in Kampala at the end of March. Interestingly, Bebe was taken to court by a shylock last month.
Meanwhile, despite his new car the singer’s relationship woes are far from over. Word on the street is that his father-in-law is out to get him. According to a source, Zuena’s father Khalid Kirema called the couple to his home for a private meeting. Khalid allegedly asked Bebe to stop stressing his daughter or he would have to contend with him. Bebe is also said to have hit the bottle after his wife left him about a month ago.