Sheebah Karungi can't be boxed in : I dress for my clients, she says

"I come on stage looking good for my clients, because my clients pay me well, so I put in the effort to look how I am supposed to look. But then guess what? I am too much for the children, but guys are okay to do whatever they want," Karungi said while appearing on Rwanda's Royal FM, adding that she's also proud of her body, as every woman should be.

"My music goes with my outfits because I intended to do that... because I am a sexy woman and I am not afraid to say it... I'm beautiful. I'm proud of myself and where I come from. I love my body and I want every woman to love their body, their shape and embrace it."

Asked to comment on whether she chooses different clothes for performances in schools, Karungi said: "I wear knee-length dresses in secondary schools... I address appropriately."

The Ministry of Education and Sports on August 1 directed schools to regulate the performers they invite for entertainment, citing a growing trend of seminude artists recorded performing to high school students.

The 'Nabaleka' singer has maintained her stance, saying it's a parent’s duty to define their children's future, and not artistes.

"You can not just put me in a box... You have to do this because our children should not see you like that... I cannot bring up your children. These are your children, please. They just see me for thirty minutes on stage," she said.

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"I cannot influence them more than you, the parents. You tell your kids, you love Sheebah, yes, but love her music. Love her character."

According to the 'Nkwata Bulungi' singer, parents should focus on showing children what Karungi has achieved despite humble beginnings instead of looking at how she dresses.

"I'm 32. I have done so much. I have three companies," she said.

"So, I want parents to understand. Let them not pick on the clothes. Let them pick on what I have done. I have a sanitary pads company which provides affordable pads to young girls. I have built a beautiful house at 29."