VIDEO: Kadongo Kamu singer Ssalongo Siraje vows to fill Lugogo Cricket Oval

Mukono-based Kadongo Kamu singer Siraje Ssemugga aka Ssalongo Siraje has called upon Ugandans to adopt the habit of appreciating local celebrities while they are still alive.

Speaking during a press conference at Centenary Park, Kampala on Tuesday, May 28, Siraje, who made a grand entrance in a white suit and white fur coat, expressed concern that many people tend to show affiliation to celebrities when they are dead and not when they were alive.

He said he has seen a number of artistes organise shows that had a low turnout yet people claim to love them.

Siraje had called the press conference to discuss preparations for his Tugende mu Nalu Nalu Concert show scheduled for June 14 at Lugogo Cricket Oval in Kampala.

The event is sponsored by Bukedde TV.

The Obilina singer said he expects huge numbers to support him because of the love they show him wherever he goes.

He made a mockery of the venue, saying it’s small. Siraje urged the owners to think of putting up another one somewhere else to accommodate people like him who expect huge numbers of guests.


For long, Lugogo Cricket Oval has been seen as the yardstick for how successful an artiste is when it comes to drawing revellers for concerts.

Siraje's wife, Sharon Kagiri aka Nalongo Siraje, knelt down and appreciated the people who have continuously shown her husband support and begged them to do the same on June 14.

Artistes, including Pallaso, Vyroota and Abdul Mulaasi that accompanied Ssalongo Siraje at the press conference, thanked him for having a good heart, saying it's because of this that they decided to show him support from the beginning.

They all called upon guests to show up in large numbers on the concert day, promising that many of them will get to witness what they haven’t seen for quite a long time from a Ugandan artiste.

Who is Ssalongo Siraje?

Siraje is an events promoter and talent manager turned musician. He is well known around the Mayanja singing brothers, having managed both Jose Chameleone and Pallaso for a very short stint.

He said his passion was talent management and events promotion until he booked singer Ronald Mayinja to perform somewhere and he didn’t turn up.

Revellers were baying for Siraje's blood and the next thing he did was to grab a microphone and start singing for them. The coldness they showed him soon turned into a warm reception. This marked a turning point in Siraje's career and he started singing.