BBA Revolution: The twist
Sep 08, 2009
Big Brother Revolution is what they are calling it this time. And from what we saw of its launch on Sunday night, it sure looks revolutionised.
By Nigel Nassar
Big Brother Revolution is what they are calling it this time. And from what we saw of its launch on Sunday night, it sure looks revolutionised.
There are lots of new twists—14 housemates instead of the usual 12, shower hour being replaced by something else they are not telling us yet, doubled jackpot from $100,000 (about sh190m) to $200,000 (about sh380m), name it.
Nonetheless, it is the fourth edition of the Big Brother you know—that M-Net reality show in which contestants from different African countries share living space under a complete lack of privacy; all for the said jackpot, taken home by the last one to walk out of the house after a three months’ stay.
Now here are the real twists. Despite the fact that the show was launched, we do not know the Ugandan representative yet. Big Brother on Sunday night launched the game and left everyone wondering what is up. And you know why? We have two Ugandans in there. There is the one the media guessed would be the representative—Hannington Kuteesa Kavuma, son of judge Steven Kavuma and parliamentarian Ruth Kavuma, who just returned from studies in Malaysia, where he read Information Technology.
Then there is the 25-year-old Philbert Okure aka Junior, who is a marketing consultant. So who, of the two, is going to represent Uganda?
One thing, for sure, is that one of them is a fake. My guess is that Philbert is the legitimate one, considering that info about Kavuma leaked to the press. It seems after last year’s leakage of info about Morris Mugisha, Uganda’s representative then, Multichoice is learning from past mistakes.
So do not be surprised if Kavuma is fired anytime from now. Or maybe it could be Philbert to get fired; I am not sure what to think. At the launch, everyone was confused at the turnout of things, as Nigerian host IK Osakioduwa laid them out.
The other twist is that girls have not yet entered the house. Though IK said the girls will enter next week, there is a release from M-Net saying the show is going to be an all-male one. Could this be a prank to bring out the revolution bit of the show? Right now the house is full of guys, plus two ladies who are guests.
Kenya also has two housemates, which means one of them has to be fired as well. Tanzania, Malawi and Angola, so far, are lacking housemates. There are also identical twins from Namibia, who will keep swapping places in the house, one stealthily coming in from out, while trying to evade recognition.
Only three people are supposed to be let in on the secret. If a fourth gets read in, the twins will be fired. But if they successfully fool the housemates for three weeks, they will be eligible to run for the jackpot. The question everyone is asking right now is – Where are the girls?
Big Brother Revolution is what they are calling it this time. And from what we saw of its launch on Sunday night, it sure looks revolutionised.
There are lots of new twists—14 housemates instead of the usual 12, shower hour being replaced by something else they are not telling us yet, doubled jackpot from $100,000 (about sh190m) to $200,000 (about sh380m), name it.
Nonetheless, it is the fourth edition of the Big Brother you know—that M-Net reality show in which contestants from different African countries share living space under a complete lack of privacy; all for the said jackpot, taken home by the last one to walk out of the house after a three months’ stay.
Now here are the real twists. Despite the fact that the show was launched, we do not know the Ugandan representative yet. Big Brother on Sunday night launched the game and left everyone wondering what is up. And you know why? We have two Ugandans in there. There is the one the media guessed would be the representative—Hannington Kuteesa Kavuma, son of judge Steven Kavuma and parliamentarian Ruth Kavuma, who just returned from studies in Malaysia, where he read Information Technology.
Then there is the 25-year-old Philbert Okure aka Junior, who is a marketing consultant. So who, of the two, is going to represent Uganda?
One thing, for sure, is that one of them is a fake. My guess is that Philbert is the legitimate one, considering that info about Kavuma leaked to the press. It seems after last year’s leakage of info about Morris Mugisha, Uganda’s representative then, Multichoice is learning from past mistakes.
So do not be surprised if Kavuma is fired anytime from now. Or maybe it could be Philbert to get fired; I am not sure what to think. At the launch, everyone was confused at the turnout of things, as Nigerian host IK Osakioduwa laid them out.
The other twist is that girls have not yet entered the house. Though IK said the girls will enter next week, there is a release from M-Net saying the show is going to be an all-male one. Could this be a prank to bring out the revolution bit of the show? Right now the house is full of guys, plus two ladies who are guests.
Kenya also has two housemates, which means one of them has to be fired as well. Tanzania, Malawi and Angola, so far, are lacking housemates. There are also identical twins from Namibia, who will keep swapping places in the house, one stealthily coming in from out, while trying to evade recognition.
Only three people are supposed to be let in on the secret. If a fourth gets read in, the twins will be fired. But if they successfully fool the housemates for three weeks, they will be eligible to run for the jackpot. The question everyone is asking right now is – Where are the girls?