Kaya Kagimu Mukasa vows to stage tribute production for Alex Mukulu

"I have one regret. There was a planned production in 2021 but we didn't come up with it. I'm going to do my best to do it. So, fellow creatives, as you are clapping for me, I am going to come to you to ask for support, and we will make sure that we actually stage that performance and give a tribute to our legend," said Kaya Kagimu.

Kaaya Kavuma, along with other performers, addressing mourners. Photo by Ignatius Kamya.

Kaya remembers fondly working with Mukulu and described him as a perfectionist who demanded precise adherence to instructions, emphasising a need for "perfect peace of mind" in performances.

She said, "I remember one day when this girl accidentally stepped on Mukulu's guitar during one of the rehearsals. All of us kept quiet. We thought he was going to blow up at people. He looked at this girl for about four minutes and all of us just kept on moving back quietly. He had a lot of guitars, so he walked out and started playing another one."

Kaya added, "Mukulu was that kind that demanded that you did exactly as he directed. So, being an actor who was fresh from university and looking for a director who had substance and who would guide me for the next year, working with Alex was really good."

She added that the fallen actor, popular for plays like "30 Years of Banana" and "Wounds of Africa," challenged individuals to deeply understand their purpose and passion in the creative field.

According to Kaya Kagimu, Mukulu often asked his team, "Are you here to flirt with the creative arts space, or are you here to actually take the journey?"

To answer Mukulu, Kaya Kagimu said, "I will make 40 years in the field of art next year. Even if we never always saw eye to eye, I am glad that we had many conversations, and whatever disagreements we had, we always came to a positive conclusion."