Drama Queens and Dollar Bills: Inside Sheilah Gashumba’s Table Deal Debacle

Ugandan socialite and media queen Sheilah Gashumba is no stranger to making headlines, but one of her latest Snapchat posts has brewed up a storm bigger than a Kampala downpour.

What started as a cheeky promotion for her glitzy bar event has turned into a full-blown social media frenzy, with critics accusing her of dipping her toes into some murky waters—sex trafficking, to be exact.

Here’s how it all went down: in a post dripping with exclusivity, Sheilah offered patrons who splurge UGX 25 million or UGX 12 million on tables the company of two “international girls” for entertainment.

And because the night needed an extra sprinkle of spice, she casually added, “I fly girls in from across the world for our biggest spenders.”

Cue the internet, where subtlety is as rare as a Monday without traffic jams. Some labelled the promo as nothing short of pimping, with one fiery tweet calling her the “female Diddy” (ouch).

Another wagged their virtual finger, asking, “Isn’t this human trafficking, you people?” Talk about shots fired.

Of course, not everyone brought the pitchforks. Some fans stepped in to defend Sheilah, arguing that the women involved are grown adults.

“These are mature girls. Nobody is forcing them to do anything,” one commenter clapped back at the critics.

One wouldn’t be very far off it if they suggested that this was a stunt aimed at getting attention for her event. After all, this isn’t Sheilah’s first rodeo with drama.

Whether it’s her high-profile relationships or her no-filter personality, she’s practically the lite version of Beyoncé of Ugandan gossip columns.