King Saha silences critics with staggering turnout

What the report says

Ugandan singer King Saha drew a very large crowd to his Tugende E Kololo concert at Kololo Airstrip in Kampala on Friday night, according to Sqoop Uganda. The outlet said the turnout appeared even bigger than the recent crowd at the same venue for Ray G, which had been used in a public dispute over whether a central Ugandan artist could fill the grounds.

Sqoop Uganda reported that concertgoers kept arriving late into the evening, with queues along Wampewo Avenue and toward Upper Kololo Terrace. Security personnel managed the flow at the gates while production teams added large LED screens so people farther from the stage could follow the show more easily.

The performance was described as a three-part set in which King Saha moved through several outfit changes and delivered a long list of well-known songs from his catalog. Guests including Roden Y, Feffe Bussi, King Michael, Crysto Panda, Spice Diana, Fik Fameica, Big Eye, Pastor Wilson Bugembe and Mickie Wine also appeared on stage during the night.

The article framed the concert as a response to earlier criticism about audience draw, saying the event showed Saha’s continuing popularity and the strength of Kampala’s live music market. Kololo Airstrip has become a notable venue for major Ugandan concerts, where turnout is often treated as a measure of an artist’s reach.