The Ghetto Kids have gone to the epitome of achieving their dreams. When they flew off to join the famous competition of Britain has got Talent, no one expected these kids who were once homeless were going to hit it huge. At first glance, the judges were very impressed and the Kids walked away with a golden Buzzer, taking them straight to semi-finals.
After bagging the Golden Buzzer, they have now made it to the finals of Britain Has Got Talent. The group was on May 31st, 2023, picked for the grand finale of Britain's Got Talent. The Ghetto Kids have surely flown the flag of Uganda so high that of course, everyone in Uganda is proud of them.
Well, Singer Eddy Kenzo is not pleased with the fact that he has not received any credit for his role in the growth of the Ghetto Kids dance crew.
The famous children could bring home the grand prize of about Shs 100 million at the end of the finale, which is set for today, June 4th 2023.
While speaking about the success of the group, Kenzo, said he deserved credit for opening their path, when he gave them a platform on his Sitya Loss song which went International. According to Kenzo, he is even the one that gave them the name, Ghetto Kids because they were initially called the ghetto triplets.
“I am the one who even gave them that name Ghetto Kids, because they were initially called The Triplets. I put them on my song. I was the one behind the camera in that video. I remember we had two takes; I told them how to dress up. It was all my script,” Kenzo said
Kenzo further elaborated that when he first met these kids, he was with his then partner, Rema Namakula. He mentioned that he met them in Namasuba late in the night and when he saw them, his heart ached for them. He then contacted their teacher and decided to work on a project with the kids, which birthed Sitya Loss.
“At the time, they were with their primary school teacher. I found them in Namasuba late in the night and I was touched. I don’t wish to bring up her name, but I was with Rema and she is my witness. When we got home, I got in touch with the teacher. I went and created that song and put them in the video.” He said.
Although he admits he has not been able to be with them all along the way, Kenzo says his intervention paved the way for the group’s current status and he is proud of what they have become.
