Radio personality-cum-Deejay Robert Ogwal popularly known as Rasta Rob, was a household name back in the days, This guy was the baddest DJ in town and it was no surprise that he had the ladies eating out of his palm.
DJ Rob, who dated Ugandan business woman Zari Hassan in the ‘90s, has revealed that he is behind Zari’s fame.
He alleges that he dug Zari Hassan out of the ´rural´ to the city while she was still green, young, cute and succulent.
In an exclusive interview, the UK-based Ugandan recalls how he met Zari in 1995 at Jinja, Uganda.
“I met Zari around 1995,I was still at Sanyu at the time, and i used to worked with Soul Disco as DJ.Soul Disco used to play at Botanical Beach every Sunday”he narrated.
However, we were often hired by local promoters who used to host parties at Jinja Sailing Club.
Further on, as cited by Uganda´s Big Eye, the retired radio personality reveals: “For a better part of my life, I have been a DJ. Many times, I used to perform in Jinja, at a place called Sailing Club. That is where I first met Zari. She was still a young girl. She must have been around 18,” said Rob.
“It is here where I met Zari when she was in her teen about 18 and extremely beautiful.She used to come to me, requesting for songs and it is here that I used my chance”the DJ explained.
While still in her teenage, Zari Hassan got the chance to explore the world from a bigger lens before she could tame her wild side.
“I got her from Jinja and brought her to Kampala with me.However, she became very wild on getting to Kampala, I finally let go but she was my girlfriend for 3 years”.
Rob further revealed that he still reminiscences about the good times they had together.
He added that that “It’s me who brought Zari to Kampala many years ago around 1996 or 1997.”