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NASA’s Musyoka, Mudavadi skip event Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Huge crowds gathered at Uhuru Park in Nairobi to witness the swearing in of Kenya’s Leader of Opposition, Raila Odinga as the ‘People’s President’ on Jan. 30. Earlier in the day, the government shut down three television stations; Citizen TV, …

Nakawuka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan musician Moses Ssekibogo aka Mowzey Radio of the Goodlyfe Crew was on Saturday laid to rest by thousands of fans at his ancestoral home in Nakawuku, on Kampala-Entebbe road. Africa’s top musicians earlier took to social media to hail Mowzey Radio as one of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In one of his rare newspaper interviews, Moses Ssekibogo aka Mowzey Radio of the Goodlyfe Crew showed the enigma he was in a candid 2014 interview with The Observer in Uganda. “I cry all the time. That’s one thing you don’t know about me. When …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The requiem mass for Ugandan musician Moses Ssekibogo aka Mowzey Radio was held Friday at the Rubaga Cathedral in Kampala. Leading politicians and musicians are attending the mass at which Rev Fr Deogratius Kateregga Kiibi told Ugandan artistes to learn how to handle fame. He …

IN THE INDEPENDENT: The fall of Kayihura’s men Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The top stories in this week’s THE Independent COVER STORY The fall of Kayihura’s men: How the war between Kayihura and CMI crashed Boda Boda 2010 (click to read) NEWS ANALYSIS Museveni’s decision on Kayihura: Unlike …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Africa’s top musicians have taken to social media to hail Mowzey Radio as one of the greatest artistes Ugandan has produced. “You were a Man of great Talent and you will be missed,” said Peter Okoye, while Paul said Mowzey was “Uganda’s best vocalist.” Peter …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ten days after being beaten into a coma, top Ugandan musician Moses Ssekibogo aka Mowzey Radio of the Goodlyfe Crew was pronounced dead on Thursday at the intensive care unit at Case Hospital in Kampala. In one of his last radio interviews, Mowzey 35, talked to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police’s Flying squad have been forced to break into controversial District Police Commander (DPC) Muhammad Kirumira home in Bulenga to arrest him, a day after he vowed to resign, claiming he is being mistreated by the police force. Kirumira locked himself in the house, demanding …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ten days after being beaten into a coma, Ugandan musician Moses Ssekibogo aka Mowzey Radio of the Goodlyfe Crew died on Thursday morning at the intensive care unit at Case Hospital in Kampala. Case clinic confirmed 35-year-old Mowzey Radio’s death in a statement. Born January …

kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The Electoral Commission is now free to set a date for conducting local council elections country wide, after Parties in the case reached an out of Court settlement and they acknowledged that an Election is a process and not an event that could be subjected …