Author: Wamala

Navio Reveals How Iconic Bobi Wine Collaboration “Number One” Was Born Rapper Navio, born Daniel Kigozi, has opened up about the origins of his celebrated collaboration with Bobi Wine, sharing how their hit track “Number One” came together during a shifting moment in Uganda’s music industry. The rapper reflected on how both artists found themselves navigating a changing musical landscape after returning from their studies abroad. Their decision to collaborate would go on to produce one of Uganda’s most memorable and enduring songs. Navio has revisited the story behind his collaboration with Bobi Wine on the track “Number One,” describing…

Col. Edith Nakalema has spoken out on the issue of children born outside marriage, urging families to separate children from parental conflicts and ensure they are not disadvantaged by circumstances beyond their control. Her remarks focused on the importance of allowing children to connect with both sides of their families, regardless of how they were born. She emphasized that responsibility lies with parents, not the children themselves. Col. Edith Nakalema addressed the sensitive topic of children born outside marriage, stressing that such children should not be held accountable for decisions made by their parents. She noted that while raising a…

The arrival of Kenyan media personality and award-winning event host Azeezah Hashim in Uganda is drawing attention to a growing transformation in East Africa’s live events industry. Traditionally, event success has been measured by headline performers and celebrity appearances, but industry stakeholders are now placing equal importance on the role of the event host. Her presence in the Ugandan market reflects this evolving focus on experience-driven entertainment production. Azeezah Hashim’s arrival in Uganda has been positioned as part of a broader shift taking place across East Africa’s entertainment and events sector. Managed in the Ugandan market by Talent Africa Group,…

A photo making the rounds online has ignited speculation — but the couple has not said anything yet. It started, as these things often do, with a single photo. For the past couple of days, an image appearing to show Ugandan singer and influencer Baby Gloria with what fans are describing as a baby bump has been quietly spreading across social media. Quietly, that is, until it was not. The congratulatory messages have since taken over the comments, and the speculation is now very much in the open. Neither Baby Gloria nor her husband Jonas Mbaleka has made any public…

Uganda’s most recognised events host has opened up about the silence, the struggle, and the slow rebuild that no one saw coming. Behind the energy, the quick wit, and the commanding stage presence that Uganda’s entertainment industry has come to associate with Top Boy MC, there is a story most people never heard. A two-year stretch with no microphone. No bookings. And a mental state, by his own admission, that he does not want to revisit. The celebrated emcee and events host is now speaking about that period openly — and what he is saying is worth sitting with. The…

Uganda’s King Herself has put her full weight behind Grace Nakimera’s highly anticipated return to the stage — and she is not hiding it. When Cindy Sanyu speaks about a fellow artist with genuine warmth, people pay attention. The self-styled King Herself does not hand out compliments lightly. So when she came out publicly to back Grace Nakimera’s upcoming concert, it landed with weight. Nakimera recently announced that she will be headlining her own show — dubbed The Power of Grace — at the Kampala Serena Hotel on 11th September. For a music veteran who has stepped back from the…

Armed soldiers sealed off Nation Media Group’s Kampala offices overnight as Uganda’s most-watched TV station went dark by dawn. Ugandans who switched on their televisions on Sunday morning, 28th June 2026, found something deeply unsettling where NTV Uganda should have been — a blank screen and the words “video unavailable.” It was not a technical glitch. By 5 am, NTV Uganda’s broadcast had gone dark following an overnight shutdown operation ordered by Chief of Defence Forces Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, son of President Yoweri Museveni. Sister station Spark TV went down with it. The Daily Monitor, Uganda’s leading independent newspaper, was…

For the past few days, Cindy Sanyu has been showing up to performances and public appearances with her arm in bandages — and the internet, predictably, had theories. The most popular one involved a stage fall. It was wrong. The King Herself has now addressed the speculation directly, explained what actually happened, and cleared up the record in the most grounding way possible: she was cleaning her house. Cindy confirmed that the injury came from a household accident — specifically, a slip that occurred while she was cleaning corners of her home that her housemaid does not typically reach. In…

Top Boy MC has a clear picture of where he wants to go — and it does not stop at Uganda’s borders. The celebrated events and nightclub host, born George Trevor Mubiru, has opened up about his next chapter in a candid interview with MBU, laying out ambitions that stretch from an international tour to a documentary and a YouTube podcast. He also had something pointed to say about the generation of MCs that came before him — and why he is determined not to repeat their mistakes. Top Boy MC did not ease into the interview with pleasantries alone.…

The DNA results in the Paul Kafeero paternity case have drawn a line — four confirmed biological children out of 25 claimants. For those on the wrong side of that line, the conclusion has not been easy to process. Into that space, Aloysius Matovu Joy has stepped forward with what he describes as a message from the late singer himself — delivered, he says, through a spiritual visitation. Whatever one makes of the claim, the message it carries is one of comfort, and it is directed squarely at those the science did not confirm. The DNA exercise, court-sanctioned and conducted…

Shanitah Namuyimbwa — known publicly as Bad Black — is stepping into a new role, and she is bringing an entire room of women with her. Through her organisation, the Namuyimbwa Women Development Initiative Uganda LTD, she has announced Beauty Beyond The Scars — an all-female empowerment event set for 12th September 2026 at Kabira Country Club in Bukoto, Kampala. The event runs from 8 AM to 7 PM and is built around a single, clear message: your past does not define your future. Beauty Beyond The Scars is not a concert or a networking event dressed up with empowerment…

The DNA results in the Prince Paul Kafeero paternity case have been released. Four biological children were confirmed. More than twenty other claimants were not. For many, that should have been the end of the story. For Ivan Kyanzi of Kachumbali TV — a platform that has spent years documenting the human side of this dispute — it is the beginning of a different conversation entirely. One about what happens to the people the results left behind. The background to this case is long and painful. Prince Paul Kafeero, one of Uganda’s most beloved Kadongo Kamu musicians, passed away over…

Fans of Juliana Kanyomozi’s podcast have been wondering the same thing for a while now — where did it go? The Sit Down with Juliana launched in 2024 with considerable promise, debuted with Bebe Cool as its first guest, and ran for fourteen episodes before quietly going dark. No announcement. No final episode. Just silence. Now Juliana is addressing it directly, explaining the reasons behind the pause and confirming that the project is not done — it is just not ready yet. Juliana was candid about what happened. The podcast, she said, became difficult to sustain alongside the rest of…

Uganda’s most talked-about reality show is back — and this season, the women of Kampala Crème are not just showing up for the cameras. They are building businesses, navigating friendships, and proving that the ambition on screen is matched by everything happening off it. Kampala Crème Season 3 airs every Sunday at 8 PM on Pearl Magic Prime, giving viewers a front-row seat to the lives of some of Uganda’s most recognisable self-made women. With a familiar core cast joined by a compelling newcomer, Season 3 is shaping up to deliver exactly what the show’s audience keeps coming back for…

Some losses do not have a way of being softened. They simply arrive, and everything after them is different. Ugandan singer Kin Bella has described 2026 as the most painful year of her life — and the reason is not professional. In April, she lost her younger sister in a road accident. Speaking about the experience openly, Kin Bella did not reach for euphemism. She described a grief that is still present, and a lesson she is still learning to carry. Kin Bella’s sister died after being knocked down while crossing the road. She was young. She had plans. And…

Before the confidence, there were the comments. And before she started showing up fully, Zayra Baby spent a period deliberately making herself smaller. The Ugandan content creator, born Desire Nandijja, has opened up about a chapter of her TikTok journey that her followers may not have fully seen — the period when online body shaming quietly pushed her into baggy outfits and away from the figure she now proudly celebrates. Her account is honest, specific, and lands with the kind of weight that only comes from someone who has actually lived it. Zayra Baby did not ease into the admission.…

Some people avoid the spotlight because they lack confidence. Artin Pro avoids it because he knows exactly what is waiting there. The audio producer, one of Uganda’s established names behind the boards, has ruled out any possibility of transitioning into a singing career — and his reasoning is not what most people would expect. It is not fear of failure or lack of talent that holds him back. It is knowledge. Specifically, knowing too much about how the industry actually works. Artin Pro did not dress the answer up. When asked whether he had any ambitions of becoming a recording…

Most people see the finished song. Martin Musoke — known professionally as Artin Pro — sees everything that happens before it gets there. As a producer who has worked across Uganda’s music industry for years, he occupies a position that few others do: close enough to artists to witness their most unguarded moments, and experienced enough to recognise patterns in what he sees. In a recent interview with MBU, he spoke openly about the mental health struggles he has encountered among creatives — and what he believes it actually takes to come through them. Artin Pro did not reach for…

There is a certain kind of song that does not need a long introduction. It just needs to find the right ears. DJ Trizzy Vybz and rising talent Expect Xhavi may have made exactly that kind of song with their new collaborative single, Body Tea — a smooth, groove-heavy track produced by Mimo that is built for the dance floor but works just as well as a dedication to someone who has been living in your head rent-free. The title is intentional. “Body tea” is slang used to compliment someone with an incredibly attractive, curvy, or fit physique — and…

Cindy Sanyu has never been short of ambition. What she says she has been short of is government support — and she is making the case that one cannot exist without the other. In a recent interview, the self-styled King Herself laid out a detailed and pointed argument for why Uganda’s artists have struggled to break onto the international stage, using Diamond Platnumz’s rise as her primary reference point. Her conclusion is not flattering for the Ugandan government — but it is hard to dismiss. Cindy’s argument begins in Tanzania. Before Diamond Platnumz became one of Africa’s most globally recognised…