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Unlike the glamour that characterises the MTV Africa, Global or Grammy awards in the international scene, or the Pearl and Kisima awards in neighbouring Uganda and Kenya, a heavy downpour, ignominy, absurdity and shoddy organisation exemplified the 2010 Salax Awards as chicly dressed local artistes arrived for a red carpet reception at a giant tent in Gikondo in ordinary commuter buses. <\/strong><\/p>\n Despite promises of limos<\/span> by penny-pinching organisers<\/span> as a mark of respect to their celebrity status, the dismayed artistes, all the same, walked down the rain-drenched red carpet to tussle it out for the numerous awards on offer.<\/p>\n A laissez-faire throng of fans gathering to welcome their favourite<\/span> artists were equally staggered when the musicians arrived in backpacked Belvedere buses<\/span> at designated parking lots meant for VIP limousines.<\/p>\n At a short notice, the event had been shifted from its announced venue at Petit Stade<\/span> to the Private Sector Federation-owned exhibition tent in Gikondo<\/span>, Kigali.<\/p>\n The Salax<\/span> Awards are national music awards that recognise<\/span> artistes and producers for their ingenious contribution to the music industry annually.<\/p>\n The event which was originally scheduled to start at 5 pm began at 7pm amid poor organisation.<\/p>\n The sitting arrangement was contemptible as VIPs were treated to embarrassing scenes of prying from ordinary fans. The backstage typically meant for performers was half closed as some fans gawked at artistes and dancers change their attires.<\/p>\n The lights were of poor standard with only two floodlights for the over 10,000-seater tent.<\/p>\n Chubby Contact FM presenter Lain Manzi<\/span>, who was the MC, drowsed the crowd who even so devised means of entertaining themselves through mad dash movements amid hollers. Thanks to the drizzle that kept the fans to shelter themselves in the tent. <\/p>\n Manzi\u2019s<\/span> efforts to call on stage a dancing group to contain the wild audience were futile as the tiny decrepit stage could not allow a pounding Jack B dance to his only hit song \u2018Urukundo\u2019leaving<\/span> fans in puzzlement.<\/p>\n The height of the confusion was when Kamich<\/span> failed to give a speech to the already expectant crowd after clinching the award for the best song of the year. 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