Friday 2 February 2018

Video & Photos (18+): Uganda's Mowzey Radio dies after fighting in a pub

Radio, real name Moses Ssekibogo, died just hours after Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni donated $8,300 (£5,800) towards his medical bills.
The Afrobeats star was being treated in hospital for head injuries he sustained in the alleged brawl 10 days ago. Five people have been arrested in connection with the incident so far. According to Uganda's Daily Monitor newspaper, the singer was allegedly beaten into a coma at a popular hang out spot in Entebbe town, south of the capital Kampala. He had been in hospital ever since, although his management had stressed his condition was improving.

However, at 06:00 local time (03:00 GMT) on Thursday, the singer, who made up one half of duo Radio & Weasel, lost his fight for life. Radio's mother Jane Kasubo said her son had been "everything" to her, and his death had left her "with nothing". Tributes have been pouring in for one of East Africa's most popular musicians, Mowzey Radio, who has died aged 33 after a reported bar brawl. "He always gave me even the little he had. Mowzey Radio always took care of his sisters," she told reporters who gathered after his death, according to New Vision newspaper. "However much others knew him as a chaotic man, I knew him as a simple, humble and talented son. "My son paid school fees for one of his sisters until she graduated recently. He had very many friends. I am left with nothing."
Watch:

Tributes have been pouring in for Mowzey Radio, who has died aged 33 after a reported bar brawl:
Twitter post by @RadioandWeasel: The King πŸ‘‘Is Gone 😭😭😭
Twitter post by @KagutaMuseveni: Have been told about the untimely death of musician Moses Ssekibogo aka Mowzey Radio. I had only recently made a financial contribution towards his treatment and hoped he would get better. He was a talented young person with a great future ahead of him. May he rest in peace.
May God rest his soul- AMEN.

2 comments:

Follow me on Twitter: @toyeenbsworld
Instagram: @toyeenbsworlddubai
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ToyeenB
YouTube: Oluwatoyin Balogun