Author: Wamala

Some artists make music. Juliana Kanyomozi is music. And if you have ever watched her perform, heard her voice cut through a room, or followed the kind of career that survives everything life throws at it and still comes back stronger — you already knew that before she said it out loud. But she said it out loud. And the way she said it stopped people mid-scroll. In a recent interview, Uganda’s most enduring female music icon opened up about her relationship with her craft in a way that went far beyond the usual talk of albums, awards, and achievements.…

He did not come to Uganda to become a rapper. He came to study. Nine years later, he has two albums, a hit song that went massive in the Central African Republic, rotation on Trace East Africa, a Master’s degree in progress, and his own studio in Kisaasi. Starking Boycrak’s story is the kind that does not fit neatly into any single category — not the typical immigrant story, not the typical music industry story, and definitely not the typical student story. It is something altogether more interesting than any of those. And the wildest part? He keeps going. There…

It was supposed to be the most romantic weekend of Gloria Nagawa’s life. White dress. Church vows. A man who chose her. And by every account, it absolutely was — right up until her mother stepped in front of the cameras and delivered a statement that had nothing to do with the bride and everything to do with a rumour Uganda refused to let go. Gloria Nagawa, daughter of Ugandan music legend King Michael, officially married her longtime partner Antony Bwepukulu over the weekend in a colourful ceremony at Mt. Zion Grace Church in Entebbe-Katabi. The celebration was everything a…

The ink was barely dry on Jacob Oboth-Oboth’s election as Speaker of Parliament. Twenty-four hours later, President Yoweri Museveni reminded Uganda exactly who sets the pace in this country’s politics — dropping a 30-person Cabinet reshuffle that had analysts, commentators, and political watchers scrambling to process the full list. Announced on May 26, the sweeping appointments for Uganda’s 2026–2031 Cabinet introduce a striking mix of returning veterans, career diplomats, first-time ministers, and at least one businessman whose name on the list nobody quite saw coming. This is not a minor shuffle. This is a statement. And what happened next was…

He was getting up to leave. That is it. That is the whole origin of this story. A Ugandan music producer stood up from his seat at a bar, accidentally knocked over a shisha pot, and ended up spending the night in custody before being remanded to Luzira Prison the following morning. D’Mario, one of Uganda’s most respected audio producers and a key figure at Legend Production Studio, is currently behind bars — and the circumstances that put him there are the kind that make you do a double take and read the story again from the beginning. This is…

It took one tweet. One passionate, beautifully written tweet from an ordinary Ugandan fan — and Steve Harvey, television giant, multimillionaire, and one of America’s most recognisable faces, stopped scrolling and said: “Uganda sounds amazing, I’m sold.” Uganda has not been the same since. What started as a casual question from Harvey to his massive X following — asking his fans to reveal Africa’s best-kept travel secret — turned into a moment that Uganda’s tourism sector could not have bought with a full marketing budget. And the person who made it happen was not a government official, not a PR…

A viral video of a woman allegedly slapping her child for resembling his father was already disturbing enough. Then the father started talking — and what came out was something far darker than anyone anticipated. Ugandan singer Derrick Biswanka has broken his silence, and the account he is giving goes well beyond the clip that set social media on fire. He is describing a pattern of violence, hired attacks, and threats so specific they have driven him to appeal directly to the police for intervention. This is not a celebrity breakup story. According to Biswanka, this is a safety emergency…

Imagine building one of Uganda’s most recognisable online brands, watching your face trend across social media for years, and then struggling to pay your own school fees. That is the reality Rango Tenge Tenge — real name Saad Ssozi — and his family say they have been living. And they have finally decided the world needs to know who they are holding responsible. In a bombshell public statement, Tenge Tenge and his father have come out swinging against their former manager, Michael Kabonge, accusing him of seizing control of all their social media accounts, attempting to rename their channels, and…

No concerts. No marathons. No Arsenal street parties. And if you think that last one sounds like a joke, Uganda’s most senior health official just made it very clear that nobody is laughing. Dr. Diana Atwine, Permanent Secretary of Uganda’s Ministry of Health, has issued a sweeping directive suspending all unstructured public events in the country — and she specifically called out the chaotic Arsenal celebrations that recently filled Uganda’s streets as exactly the kind of gathering that can no longer happen. The reason is not crowd inconvenience or noise complaints. The reason is Ebola. And what happened next, nobody…

Free promotion. No invoice. No contract. Just a content creator putting real work into pushing your music to thousands of eyes — and the artist responds by posting a selfie on top of it. That is the reality Dauda Kavuma, manager of the world-famous Triplets Ghetto Kids, just put on the table. And he did not come to whisper about it. In a candid statement that is already making waves across Uganda’s entertainment circles, Kavuma broke his silence on why he struggles to promote Ugandan music despite genuinely loving it. The answer had nothing to do with money, time, or…