Ezekiel and Esther Mutesasira won the East Africa’s Got Talent 2019 competition in October 2019.
The winners of $50,000 approximately Sh184m grand prize of the first edition EAGT trashed rumours circulating on social media that they were duped.
After 4 months of waiting, they anxious and scared that they might not receive their money.
According to a statement released on their social media accounts, the delay in releasing the funds has left them uneasy.
“Hey Beloved ones, we are beyond frustrated, l am writing this to seek speedy resolution to the delayed release of East Africa Has Got Talent $50,000 cash prize that was supposed to be given to us the winners! Don’t get me wrong it’s been such an amazing experience very humbling meeting the president, inspiring other young kids and all the amazing people we’ve met along the way!” reads the statement.
It continued, "While we appreciate the platform EAGT gave us, it’s their duty as well to fulfill the promises. This is a serious concern to us as the funds are delayed, no one from EAGT has reached out to us. Like you recall, we promised to donate some of the money to different charities and wouldn’t want to make empty promises!”
After the statement went viral, the siblings were quick to trash the rumours, branding them malicious through their official platforms.
“It is not true. We have no idea about the post circulating,” they posted on their social media platforms.
However, they did not go on confirm if they had received the money.
