[3] It broadcasts simultaneously across four countries in East Africa: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Rwanda.
[4][5][6][7] Season 1: Esther and Ezekiel Jeff Koinange (Kenya) Vanessa Mdee (Tanzania) Makeda Mahadeo (Rwanda) Gaetano Kagwa (Uganda) The show has two rounds of auditions.
Preliminary auditions The pre-auditions were held in major cities in each country which included Nairobi, Mombasa, Dar es Salaam, Kampala and Kigali.
Theater auditions Once a performance is over, each judge will give an overview of what they thought about the act, before casting a vote.
Deliberations After the completion of theater auditions, the judges whittle down the acts to only eighteen to compete in the semi-finals.
The host announces the results with the act gaining more public votes declared the winner.
The first Judge to press the golden buzzer was Vanessa Mdee for Uganda's 7year old, Leyna Kagere.
The last golden buzzer was pressed by Gaetano Kagwa for Uganda's Jehova Shalom Acapella.
[8] Concerns were raised about the Burundian drummers not coming from the four participating countries namely Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya and Tanzania.