Mugabi recently had a sit-down with TV personality and YouTuber Ruth Kalibbala Bwanika in which he delved into the webs of his destiny in music. The singer is a native of Makindye, Salaam Road Dubai zone where he grew up with his mother. His father was a distant figure in his life growing up and closed the distance with his provisions in school.
From biological to personality traits, there's a lot we share with our parents. These similarities often shape us but they also leave room for us to create our own unique path. Singer Kenneth Mugabi challenged fate when he chose a small and unexpected path from his parents.
Kenneth Mugabi's parents met at Central Police Station, he chose a different path/Instagram
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According to Mugabi, the two met at Central Police Station in Kampala while his father was a serving civil servant and his mother a resident of the nearby suburb of Kibuli.
"Had they committed crimes?" the interviewer jested as they both shared a laugh.
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"I think my dad was RPC or DPC at Central Police Station when they met. My mother was working there as a secretary. My dad also worked at CIID," he said.
Interviewer,"Did you ever think to follow in your father's footsteps?"
"I did in senior six when we were filling out JAB forms. However, when I saw music, I changed my first choice from community psychology to music," he replied.
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Although both parents were civil servants, his mother was a devoted member of the church, specifically the choir.
In his new album, "People of The Land", Mugabi says that the last song "Ensi Ensuubize" is a dedication to his mother. Both a tribute and a projection into the future for her and his love for harmonies.
Due to his close proximity to the church and the choir, Mugabi quickly picked an interest in music and vowed to make it his career outside of the church.
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"In church, when you sing in church, you are boxed in let me say that. There's also church politics among other things," he said.
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When the time for university rolled around, Mugabi chose music instead of the civil servant path that lay before him from his family's influence.
He also attributes his music orientation to his ability to easily learn a language, especially when he picked Luganda among his chosen subjects back in school.
When asked how he spends his time, he said he prefers to camouflage among ordinary people where he draws inspiration and storytelling.
