Former talent manager and singer Geoffrey Kyagambiddwa, popularly known as Chagga, has rejected reports that he was deported from the United Kingdom, insisting that he intends to return to London and resume work.
Chagga addressed the speculation after returning to Uganda, questioning why people assumed he had been deported and saying his return did not mean he had been forced out of the country.
“I was busy working in London, UK, and I will still go back and work. How do you think I returned, and do you know whether I will go back?” he said.
He also argued that returning with some of his belongings should raise questions about the deportation claims. However, his remarks do not independently establish his immigration status or the circumstances surrounding his departure from the UK.
The former talent manager said his experience in London was mixed, explaining that he encountered both supportive people and individuals he eventually came to distrust.
According to Chagga, the difficulties he experienced abroad were not unlike those he associates with life in Kampala, where relationships can change and people may not always turn out to be who they initially appear to be.
“You know every country has good and bad people. In London, I found good people, but it also has bad people, just like here in Kampala, Uganda,” he explained.
He added that some people he trusted eventually turned against him, making his stay in the British capital more challenging than he had expected.
“When I reached London, life initially became hard and challenging for me,” Chagga said.
The singer also expressed disappointment with people he expected to welcome him when he arrived at the airport. He claimed that some of those he had counted on did not show up, leaving him without the support he had anticipated.
“Even those I expected to pick me up from the airport didn’t. My hope was in them,” he said.
Chagga further alleged that some of his associates wanted him to surrender to UK police as part of an asylum-related process, but he said that was not what he intended to do.
“My guys wanted me to do something for them, yet I wasn’t ready to do what they wanted. They wanted me to surrender to the white police for the asylum things, but that wasn’t my plan,” he stated.
His comments introduce another dimension to the circumstances surrounding his return to Uganda, although the details of the alleged discussions with his associates have not been independently verified.
Chagga maintains that he was not deported and says he plans to return to the UK to continue working. The available account does not establish his current immigration status, whether any formal deportation proceedings occurred, or when he intends to travel back.
For now, the former talent manager is pushing back against the deportation narrative while describing what he says were difficult experiences and strained relationships during his time in London.