Ugandan socialite-cum-businesswoman Zari Hassan has disclosed that her late ex-husband Ivan Ssemwanga left many debts at the time of death.

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Zari who enjoys a huge following in Kenya especially among women spoke to Millard Ayo of Tanzanian Ayo TV in a recent interview, where she said that she has been working hard to settle the debts.

While making reference to the properties left behind by the deceased, she mentioned two hotel buildings in her motherland, Uganda. She said the hotel project stalled because there was a lot of things going on and debts that needed to be paid when the husband passed on.

Zari said that she would have lost other properties including her three houses they bought when Ivan was alive if she had ignored to pay the debts.

"Uganda kuna unfinished hotels, two big buildings worth 5 million dollars and uncompleted but at this rate, they are sitting at 5 million dollars uncompleted. When Ivan died he left behind small issues, small debts, I put in a lot of efforts to see all these debts are cleared, otherwise, we could have lost other properties, the houses, hotels, and many other things. (So hiyo project unajua venye Ivan amefariki kumekua na vitu vingi kidogo, madeni kidogo ivi, nilikuwa nimeeka bidii sana kuona hizi deni zimelipwa, Tungekua hatujalipa hizo deni nyumba zingekua zimeenda, hiyo hotel, vitu mingi vingekua vimeenda)," Zari said.

She also noted that if she was a foolish woman, she would have already squandered all the properties left behind within the last two years.

Zari who is currently a close associate with Kenyan singer Akothee, said those who have been saying that she has wasted Ivan's wealth, do not understand anything. 

She said she took part in making Ivan's empire and that is the main reason she works hard to protect it and for a good legacy.