King Saha speaks from hospital bed, reveals illness

Saha, who spoke to this reporter over the phone that, said he is admitted at Nakasero Hospital and is being treated for "malaria and some infections."

"At least I'm better," he said when this reporter asked about his health status.

Information that Saha was sick emerged on December 28 after a picture of him on a hospital bed was shared on social media.

King Saha, who sings in diversified music genres, including Zouk, RnB, Reggae, Afrobeat and Bossanova, was born in 1989 and hails from Rakai district.

His music career started taking shape after joining a Makindye-based music group named Born Fire in 2011, but it was when his first hit single titled Mulirwana was released in 2014 that he made his mark in the industry.

The success of the song saw him organise a well-attended concert under the same name held at Freedom City in Kampala.

Before Mulirwana, Saha had released a song named Ritah, produced by Didi, followed by Swagger, a collaboration with Gravity Omutujju.

Then in 2013, Jose Chameleone scouted him after seeing him perform in Entebbe and asked him to join his record label Leone Island.

Saha would be managed by Sam Mukasa, who was also Chameleone's manager at the time, and, working with legendary music producer Paddy Man, they released songs like Sikyakusobola and Lwaki Tondiko.

Mukasa and Saha later left Leone to team up with Jeff Kiwanuka, who runs Team No Sleep.

After his 2014 successful concert, Saha released Gundeze and held another show under the same name in 2015 at Freedom City. It was a success.

The multi-award-winning musician is also a songwriter and he has written songs for household names like Jose Chameleone, Spice Diana and Eddy Kenzo.

King Saha’s next concert will be a concert on February 14, 2023.