The President of the Uganda National Musicians Federation, Eddy Kenzo, has spoken out against the Uganda National Cultural Centre’s (UNCC) decision to call for a ban on Gravity Omutujju and Lil Pazo’s music, including their live performances.

Kenzo criticized the move, describing it as illegal and unfair to the artists.

However much someone makes a mistake, you have to learn how to handle them. First and foremost, they are musicians who might be going through some issues that people don’t know about, but someone wakes up one day and just decides to embarrass them and ban their music. It’s not right.

The BET award-winning artist said that instead of taking drastic measures like banning their music, UNCC should consider alternative approaches such as issuing warnings or having private discussions with the artists to address their concerns.

Kenzo also responded to the Katikkiro’s critique of vulgar lyrics in some Luganda songs, stating that as a cultural leader, the Katikkiro is within his rights to call for decency in music.

However, Kenzo suggested a more constructive solution, urging the Katikkiro to meet with the affected artists and give them an opportunity to apologize.

It’s important to first call up these artists and issue warnings than going about banning their music or embarrassing them in public.