The sprawling slums of Kampala are a far cry from the glitzy stage of Britain’s Got Talent, where a group of Ugandan street kids will be performing in Sunday’s grand finale of the hit UK television show. | AFP
The 36-year-old—one of 30 children from six mothers—recalls how he had to hustle from a young age after the death of his father, rummaging through rubbish heaps to collect scrap or selling fruit to drivers stopped at traffic lights.
“As much as I remember the hard life in the ghetto, at least now I have hope that my life is changing for good,” says 13-year-old Priscilla Kisakye, one of those competing in the British show. And rather than show business, the softly spoken youngster says her career goal is in law or politics—perhaps to become “the president of Uganda.”The Ghetto Kids first became an internet sensation in 2014 when their homemade dance video featuring the hit “Sitya Loss” by Eddy Kenzo, another Ugandan orphan turned music star, went viral.
In 2022, the crew took to the stage at the World Cup in Qatar, one of a number of live performances across the globe. “My dream is to have a bigger home to accommodate and help as many children on the streets as possible,” he says.
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