Social media blogging is the new way of making money among the bloggers worldwide. And Ugandans; Raymond Soulfa, Henry Ndugwa a.k.a Kakensa, Ashburg Katto etc who have mastered the art of attracting the masses to their social media accounts, have indeed made money and still wrecking in more.
Business owners use bloggers to advertise their businesses, socialites and wannabes pay to be hosted or have their stories publicized in order to stay relevant in the social world.
When you visit for instance, Kakensa Media page, you will find his profile picture is an artwork advertising a certain business or a concert.
During the cash battle between the South African based ‘Sangomas’; the late Don Ivan, Katsha De Bank, Meddie Kingdom and SK Mbuga during his prime, these bloggers banked dollars because each ‘Sangoma wanted to be talked about as they showed off money and cars.
Kakensa, Ashburg and Peng Peng would visit money transfer centers; Western Union, Money Gram, Coin Star on daily basis.
We have witnessed the new tycoon on the block, Bryan White gifting Peng Peng $10,000 on Facebook Live.
Shockingly, Kekensa and Peng Peng reside in Sweden but many Ugandans rely on them for daily celebrity info and their Facebook live attracts a thousands.
To advertise with Kekensa Media on his Facebook page, you must pay €100 weekly, same as Peng Peng. Ashburg Katto also charges in Uganda Shillings since he stays in the country.
Kankensa is married, and has built a mansion in Uganda. Peng Peng is also finishing his on Entebbe Road. Ashburg has managed to start businesses; Ashburg Nail Clinic etc.
Blogging doesn’t mean you spend the whole day on Social media, most bloggers have jobs and appear on social media after work.
