Tag Archives: Moses Matovu

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The reconstruction of the murder of Afrigo Band leader Moses Matovu on Saturday started with a heavy deployment of joint military and police forces that saw most roads in Kibuli closed. A joint team comprising the Flying Squad, UPDF and Police cordoned off Kibuli Depot …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | In the story of Ugandan music, few figures loom as large as Moses Matovu, the legendary bandleader of The Afrigo Band. For more than five decades, his smooth vocals and soulful saxophone have been the heartbeat of a sound that helped shape what we now …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Ugandans woke up on Thursday to the sudden news of the death of veteran musician Moses Matovu, the saxophonist and founding figure of Afrigo Band, who died at the age of 77. Matovu, whose career in music spanned more than five decades, died after he …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | New details have emerged of what transpired before the death of veteran musician and Afrigo Band leader Moses Matovu, 77, who was killed in Kibuli, Makindye Division, on Thursday morning. Matovu was killed at around 5:40 a.m. near Lubowa Mosque in Market B zone, after …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Veteran musician and Afrigo Band icon Moses Matovu has died after he was attacked by unidentified assailants in Kampala. Matovu breathed his last at Kibuli Hospital on Thursday morning, where he had been rushed following the attack. Preliminary information indicates that the veteran musician was attacked …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security agencies are hunting for Joseph Kabuleta, a former presidential candidate, a day after his offices were raided by security personnel. On Wednesday, armed security personnel dressed in civilian clothes searched the offices of the National Economic Empowerment Dialogue located at Luthuli Avenue in Bugolobi and …

Luweero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A voter in Luwero district has petitioned the High Court in Kampala demanding for nullification of the election of Robert Ssekitoleko, the Bamunanika County MP Elect.  The incumbent MP and State Minister for Higher Education John Chrysostom Muyingo lost his re-election bid to Ssekitoleko of …

Luwero, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Parliamentary Candidates in Luwero district have disagreed with the Electoral Commission Registrar and Police Commander on the guidelines for using outdoor megaphone community radios during campaigns.  The candidates convened at Luwero district headquarters on Thursday to harmonize their programmes in preparation for campaigns that are …