Balaam blasts 'clueless' Jenkins, confesses 'greedy' Abitex called him over Alien

Mukasa, a music analyst and media personality, was among many observers that had their spider senses tingling after a video emerged implying that Barugahara had doled out free tickets.

His comments didn't sit well with Balaam Barugahara, who also used media interviews to blast him.

"There are people like Jenkins, who have never owned a chapati stall; who has never run a tomato stall. But he is just talking about whatever he finds. I won't waste time on that one," said Barugahara in a media interview.

"The revelers you saw me warmly welcoming had their tickets and wristbands. The likes of Jenkins are used to poor quality tickets."

Barugahara organised Pallaso's Love Fest concert at Lugogo Cricket Oval in Kampala and it faced stiff competition from Alien Skin's Sitya Danger, which was organised by Abitex.

Meanwhile, Barugahara said they are planning to remove Abitex from the position of president of the Uganda Promoters Federation for breaching the Federation's policies.

"We've already organised a meeting to impeach him. Luba will replace him. If Luba can't handle, Balunywa will take over," he said.

He also dismissed claims that he had agreed with Abitex to hold shows on the same day. He said the information Balunywa conveyed to Eddy Kenzo was false.

"If Balunywa wasn't a Muslim," he said, "I would have told him to reduce the Embandure and kwete he consumes."

He went on: "They [Kenzo and other musicians] were in a meeting with Esther [Akampumuza, the patron of the Uganda National Musicians Federation], and Balunywa told them that they [Balaam and Abitex] are playing games. The truth is I've never spoken to Abitex to agree on holding a show on the same day because it has cost implications."

He added: "So, I've never entered into any deal with Abitex. He called me and told me he has a deal he wants to talk to me about but we didn't meet because I was in Namugongo (for Uganda Martyrs celebrations). So, I've never met Abitex but he was overcome by greed and he thought he would make money."

During the media interview, Balaam Barugahara called Balunywa to clarify the matter, but Balunywa was non-committal, saying he needed to first end "an ongoing class" before he can return the call.