In a latest chat with famend Ugandan radio host and YouTuber, Gerald Seguya Lubega aka Kakalaamu, he tells Mbu.ug about his journey within the media, the challenges of working with celebrities, his objectives and extra.
Actual title
With Gerald Seguya Lubega
Nickname
Kakalaamu Da Reply
What are you greatest identified for?
I’m a radio presenter working with Radio Simba. I’m additionally a YouTuber on my channelUganda Byogere‘ on YouTube. I’ve beforehand been a TV presenter on Delta TV’s Combine, HG TV’s Sisimuka and a few different exhibits earlier than Ki Ekiliwo’s gossip morning present. I give up my TV profession to affix radio.
When and the way did your profession begin?
My profession in radio formally began in 2018 at Radio Simba after becoming a member of Wolokoso program that occurred each Saturday morning. I used to be a substitute for Kapala, who had left to start out a brand new life in the US.
Why did you select media over one thing else?
Truthfully, it is what I’ve all the time needed to do since I used to be younger, and I longed to go to highschool and take a course that may lead me in that route. God was good to me and I used to be capable of discover what I needed to do and put me in the best positions to assist me accomplish it. I am residing my dream!
Who impressed you to affix the media?
The entire Radio Simba workforce and workers inspired me to affix the media and I labored so exhausting to have the ability to work with the identical workforce after faculty. I nonetheless work right here and I’m grateful.
Describe your journey within the media
In the direction of the top of 2016, I began engaged on Delta TV’s Membership Combine Present each Saturday. Then I joined HG TV in 2017 and labored there for a complete 12 months. In the identical 12 months, I began engaged on Radio Simba Visitors replace experiences segments.
In 2018, I used to be invited to exchange Kapala Wolokoso morning present each Saturday and that was the beginning of my official profession in radio. So from 2018 to at the moment I’ve developed in radio.
How a lot did you earn as your first wage?
(Laughs)… It is fairly confidential. I do not need to discourage younger individuals who need to work within the media. Being my dream on the time, I typically acquired no matter was given to me with out placing a lot emphasis on it. Truthfully, it wasn’t that a lot, however my objectives have been larger than only a paycheck.
What are the highest three challenges in your line of labor?
- First, it was exhausting to get individuals to consider in my craft.
- Personally, I left TV due to poor pay.
- Once I joined radio, it was tough for me to get on the primary present as a result of I used to be typically advised that my voice sounded so younger. In order that they needed to take time for my voice to mature and I feel later they only bought used to it. The maturation of the voice was fairly a problem.
What are the advantages of being a preferred media persona in Uganda?
Connections! You’ll positively get all of the connections within the media. Individuals you’ve got all the time regarded as much as will all the time need to work with you. We work together with crucial individuals like ministers, however we’re fairly extraordinary individuals.
Connections like these can propel you to higher locations you by no means dreamed of reaching. They’ve uncovered me to diaspora individuals. These are a number of the foremost advantages I can say I’ve gained from media.
Keep in mind, your community is your web value!
Any achievements recorded to this point? (Awards or main recognitions)
Up to now, I have not gained any awards, however I used to be nominated for one of the best leisure reporter of the 12 months on the 2021 HiSkool Awards. I did not win the award, however I used to be chosen as one of many high three personalities within the class.
Has your job gotten you into bother earlier than?
(Laughs). I’ve survived imprisonment twice. The primary time was in 2020 in the course of the Covid-19 lockdown when Bebe Cool needed to throw me in jail for doing an interview with King Michael. In an interview, Michael talked about how Bebe Cool had mistreated him in the course of the campaigns. I referred to as Bebe to get his aspect of the story, as any journalist would, however he took it the unsuitable approach and spoke profanities on the telephone. It was tough for me to play the music as a result of he did not prefer it, however he saved quiet.
After we did one other story in regards to the arrest of Blackskin who was arrested for claiming possession of Bebe Cool Gyenvude music, it irritated Bebe a lot and he or she believed I used to be preventing her on function. I bought threats from individuals telling me how I used to be going to be jailed, however God helped me and Bebe lastly let it go.
It was the second time Wolokoso Saturday morning program. I do it with a workforce and one time there was a narrative that was run behind my again. It was about Chameleone being concerned in an altercation with a woman throughout a present in Mbale. When it was launched, they thought it was me who did it, so Chameleone chased me for thus many days. Nonetheless, NBS TV presenter Kaiyz later helped mediate the peace talks to reunite me with Chameleone and we turned good associates since then.
There may be additionally a latest story I did on my YouTube channel referred to as “Uganda Byogere” a few man who claimed to have a full-figured youngster. The person is even now in Luzira and I acquired many summonses to the police because of misuse of the pc, however mom Fiina spoke to Full Determine, who then withdrew the case.
I bear in mind engaged on Lydia Jazmine’s story after she had simply cut up together with her former supervisor Bushington. Lydia Jazmine saved the sound for about eight months. Once I hosted him on my present, he nearly cried, saying that the story had a foul impact on him and I used to be touched as properly. I nearly cried. Later he understood the issues and we at the moment are associates.
There have been a number of different challenges. It is inevitable whenever you work within the media.
Is Uganda’s media business booming? If not; What’s lacking?
Most individuals suppose that our job could be very easy and you need to sit down with a microphone and say no matter you need. There are such a lot of individuals working within the media primarily based on expertise fairly than {qualifications}. A few of them are literally very talked-about, however they’ve by no means studied something within the media. This has led many individuals to consider that it’s so straightforward to do and you can find so many random individuals being given airtime on TV and radio however they do not need to be there.
Later, such individuals will probably be categorised in the identical field as us, who actually went to highschool for this. That is so disappointing. Everybody needs to interrupt a narrative lately, however they do not know what steps to take earlier than publishing a narrative.
This has triggered main setbacks within the media business. By the point you break the precise story, a number of different individuals have already printed varied unconfirmed, sketchy, unconfirmed and unfaithful variations of it. We do not even know who responsible for this. They’ve made this job a lot enjoyable!
What must be performed to repair it?
I feel the Uganda Communications Fee wants to make sure that there are certified individuals within the media. I additionally urge individuals to not play with this work. In case you’re not certified, give those that spent years in class an opportunity to observe what they discovered.
If you’re already proficient on this discipline, positively return to highschool and add knowledgeable half to your expertise and it’ll assist enhance the media. Do not injury the media with ignorance.
What is the craziest factor certainly one of your followers has stated to you?
(Laughs) It might probably trigger issues, however I’ve had individuals inform me I am unable to get on the radio and the identical individuals have come again later to inform me how a lot they love me.
Our followers will recognize you rapidly. They choose you on the primary day, however later come and inform you how good you’re doing. To me, that is fairly loopy.
In case you weren’t on the radio, the place would you be?
Ah! Truthfully, I would not need to be wherever else. That is what I all the time dreamed of. God actually helped us that in my household we’re all doing what we all the time longed to do as youngsters. Being on the radio is the one place for me and I’ve no regrets.
What does the way forward for Kakalaamu seem like?
I need to proceed to serve and characterize the individuals the place I come from. I really need the individuals of Kayunga to be happy with me. Being on the radio made them proud however I might love to assist them as a complete Kayunga, Kitimbwa neighborhood.
Any final phrases in your followers?
I’m pleased to thank the individuals who give us alternatives with out judging our seems to be, persona, background and the place we come from, however specializing in what we will supply as an individual. I’m all the time overjoyed once I learn feedback from individuals asking me for blessings. It is a individual you might have by no means seen or met, however they’re praying in your well-being. It is deep and it all the time makes me attempt to consider that they see a lot in me and I all the time strive to not disappoint individuals like that.
I like you a lot and I pray that God will maintain us alive so that every of us can fulfill our desires. Hold working exhausting and maintain striving in your objectives. I want you what you want me and success in all you do.
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