Ugandan media personality Kasuku has sparked a conversation about the financial benefits some mistresses allegedly receive from married men, claiming that being a side chick can be more lucrative than several established industries.
Speaking during a YouTube podcast, Kasuku argued that some women involved with married men enjoy houses, apartments and other expensive privileges while the men’s wives may still be struggling financially.
His central point was the contrast between what some wives receive from their husbands and what those same men allegedly provide to their extramarital partners.
“Did you know that a side chick can get a house built for her when the house wife is still renting? There are married women who have never seen a land title in their names but the side chick has it from the same husband,” Kasuku said.
The media personality suggested that, in some cases, mistresses receive significant assets and financial support even when their partners’ wives have not enjoyed similar benefits.
Kasuku went further, describing what he called the side chick business as more lucrative than coffee, the internet and even oil. His comparison highlighted the scale of the financial benefits he claims some women receive through relationships with married men.
He also pointed to women who allegedly maintain expensive lifestyles despite having no publicly known jobs, suggesting that their living expenses are covered by their married partners.
To illustrate his argument, Kasuku referenced a two-bedroom apartment in Kyanja, an upscale residential area of Kampala, describing a property where a woman reportedly has access to furnished living spaces and parking for cars.
“She gets an apartment of two bedrooms in Kyanja that she doesn’t even need but stays there and there’s everything, including parking for their cars,” he said.
His remarks focused on the material advantages that some women may enjoy through these relationships, particularly access to housing and other privileges that can carry substantial financial value.
However, Kasuku’s statements were presented as his observations and claims during the podcast. The material provided does not independently establish how widespread these arrangements are or verify the specific examples he cited.
The comments put the financial side of extramarital relationships at the centre of the discussion, with Kasuku arguing that some mistresses receive benefits that their married partners’ wives may not have. His comparison of the arrangement to major commercial industries was the sharpest part of his argument.