He has interviewed some of the greatest artistes and public figures from across the world with the likes of Hugh Masekela from South Africa, Trey Songz, Tinie Tempah, Aloe Blacc among others.
He has always praised each and everyone he has interviewed over the years. But for some reason, he has something totally different to say about Lupita Nyong'o.
Well, he has narrated a story about how he was once thrown out of an interview by Lupita for asking her a question.
In a column on Daily Nation, he narrated the story.
He wrote, "I was back in Kampala for a show in late September when I heard that the Oscar-winning actress, Lupita Nyong’o, was in town to premiere her new film, 'Queen of Katwe'. I made a few calls and got an interview. Traffic was horrendous that Sunday because of a huge festival that was taking place in the middle of the city, so I jumped onto a boda boda to get to her. Like all the other journalists at the junket, Disney gave each of us just 15 minutes. In her room, Lupita was sitting between co-stars Madina Nalwanga, 16, and her on-screen son, Martin Kabanza.
“We like your ugali video,” I told her as we settled down, referring to a Vogue-produced clip where she learns to cook the Kenyan staple from her mother.
“You put me in a lot of trouble,” she responded with a smile. She had confessed to me in a previous interview that she missed ugali but didn’t know how to make it, which set Kenyan social media alight. She was detached and appeared bored throughout the rest of the interview, which prompted some to say she didn’t value African presenters, compared with her American appearances. The interview ended abruptly when I asked about reports that she was a prima donna and I was ushered out without a picture."
