East Africa's biggest reality show kicks off in Mombasa

Piece by: Grace Kerongo
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East Africa’s Got Talent Show by Safaricom kicked off its pre-auditions, at Nyali School, Mombasa County.

The gates were opened to the public as from 6.00am which saw hundreds of participants turn up from diverse cultures, social background and age set showcasing their talents with the hope of been selected and proceed to the next stage to be held in Nairobi.

The Nairobi auditions will be held next month at the KICC on June 1st and 2nd 2019.

The show which is due to start airing in August this year, will have 10 episodes, with the semifinals and grand finalé shot live on location in Kenya.

Qualified participants from Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda will travel to Kenya for the live shows. The winner will walk away with KES 5 million (USD 50,000) as voted by the audience.

“We believe East Africa has a lot of talent and look forward to showing the world what amazing skills we have got. We encourage all those who believe they are talented from Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda to pre-register online. We are searching for the best talent in music, dance, comedy, magic and acrobatics across all ages,” said Joseph Kusaga, Chief Executive Officer at Clouds Media International.

Produced by Clouds Media International, the show will host auditions in 3 other countries; Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda.

Registration is currently open and will close on the dates as follows; Kenya and Uganda on Saturday 18th May 2019, Rwanda Friday, 24th May 2019, and Tanzania Saturday, 25th May 2019.