Juliana, Chameleone and Bebe Cool Are Betrayers and Greedy! Ugandans Roast Artists For Endorsing Museveni’s Candidature
When it comes to the biggest artists in Uganda, it does not get better any bigger than the Dr. Jose Chameleone, Bebe Cool and Juliana Kanyomozi. These three have cut across the regional borders and rank top among the continent’s top musical acts.
Thus it goes without saying every action they undertake gets to be judged and analyzed with the public. When the three joined efforts to participate in a political song more or less endorsing Presdent Museveni, the backlash has been huge and not dissipating any time soon.
For Ugandans, this is the height of hypocrisy and betrayal. They have taken to social media notably Facebook to vent their disappointment on the three big artists actions which they interpret as their endorsing of the dictatorial actions of Museveni. They have also called out the artists excuse of expressing their choice as a poor excuse given they hardly protest on the brutalities of police harassment and poor living conditions. The whole issue gets even thicker with other reports suggesting that the artists have been paid sums around 400 million to put up the endorsement.
The three artists have in their respective pages tried to explain themselves out but hardly getting the necessary support. This is what Jose Chameleone said;
‘It’s your own Sorrow, Struggle and success!!!! Let everybody respect every bodies opinion. Telling me your Wish doesn’t make it mine too. We all have different Missions. As you dream to make me
Do what you want, I am on my way to do what’s me. If you wanted to tell me what’s right one of you should have shown me the way then. Let’s oust ignorance and learn to Critisize positively. You want us to sing on your Graduations, Birthday days, Weddings etc and defy the fact that PRESIDENT MUSEVENI is entitled to the same??? Wake up people. We are respectful to Elders and are entitled to dine with a Father.
LEONE ISLAND MUSIC EMPIRE’
Juliana had this to say about her actions;
Ndi munnauganda nga abalala bonna. It means we all have the same fundamental rights regardless of our positions in society, or political beliefs, or even life experiences. But there’s one thing that brings us together, and thats humanity, obuntu. We are all from the human race. There’s no need to use abusive, disrespectful, judgemental and insensitive language towards each other simply because ofour different beliefs. That is not going to add any value to you or me. No need to use hateful speech to drive a point across. Let’s agree to disagree on certain things, but respectfully. Rather than try to intimidate me to believe in what you believe in…. You also have the choice to support me in this musical journey or not to. I see absolutely no problem in that. I may be a musician and public figure, but away from the glitz and glam, I’m also a human being just like everybody else. When I started singing, it was never about getting rich or becoming famous. And till today, i dont base my happiness on those things because they come and go. I jus wanted to sing and thats what I still want to do, JUST SING and also continue to grow as a God fearing woman who respects her elders and love and love as much as i can. It doesn’t mean my life has been perfect, I’ve been through some of the most painful experiences, just like most of you. But those values have not changed till today. I would rather sing for 10 people who will see me beyond the lights, camera, make up, hair extensions and high heels but see my soul, happiness, tears , pain and flaws, and still love me regardless. And I will be happy with that. Everything I do, I do for God and my country. Be blessed everyone.
Bebe Cool was more bullish stating;
In my language Luganda they say,ENTASIMA EBULA AGIWA.
If u wanna be rich,dine with the rich
If u wanna be successful,dine with the successful
As they say birds of the same feathers………
And lastly they say if u can’t beat them,……..
And don’t forget u reap what u ……..
Remember musicians r Ugandans n they too have a right to choose a political side and vote too.
Thank you your excellence YOWERI KAGUTA MUSEVENI and first lady mama JANET MUSEVENI for accepting our invitation.
The public outcry has been harsh save for the few souls who have taken the artists side. In Juliana’s case they have even vowed not to vote for her in the Coke Studio mash up instead to vote for her rivals. Here are some of the comments;
Walu Gyo let your name stay Bebe Cool not Bebe Fool……. am wondering if U would post this again if a police man undressed Zuena and no legal actoins are taken
Nankya Erios It doesn’t matter whether you’ve phrased the post in a twisty way. The thing is most of us are disappointed in you singers. We are intelligent women as well and we’ve experienced broad daylight bribery between you and M7. Stop manipulating us coz we all know what’s happening but musanze tulaba. We won’t accept to be wooed. Change is needed!. Everything has been destroyed. Go and have a look at Mulago hospital, schools, infrastructure etc. People can’t afford the basic needs nor an everyday decent meal and yr parading with him!. What has he done for the last past 30 yrs for the nation apart from selling everything?!!!. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!.
David Charlestone Ssempijja Juliana, you are personally good but when goats decide to swim with pigs, the goats get dirty and pigs don’t care about that because they enjoy dirt, you are my diva but being part of that opportunistic group that converged at Munyonyo felt like I was betrayed, but I accept thats is your right. But I still wish popular musicians like you would now be sounding voices directed at of liberating this country, other than deceiving the man that you appreciate what he has done… You let me down JK! However, I don’t own your mind, you had the right……you will cease being relevant to most of us…
Keith Sendagire Mr doctor . U gat da full right to make u own choice jus like any of other igandans .bh da fact is u guys decided to do des for da case of money ..knowingly ..mothers are suffering dwn there in mulago hosp wit naa real drigs dat wud av kept thm alive with their babies … mr doc u mean u love hw da country is being ran ..ooh sorry i thought i guys av little more somthin ..if u ad to do des money wid nat av been da issue yet many less priviligded people are being killed by cureable disease ..Rasta tunula bulungi eli uganda peace
Ronald Kam Whereas the likes of Lucky Dube Chaka Chaka and others stood up against bad governance in South Africa for you Ugandan artists decided to dine with the oppressor.Mr. bebe Cool…this is not what most Ugandans wished to see. As you dined with Museven…majority Ugandans slept on empty stomachs…in darkness (as their was no power) the pregnant women in rural areas died in Labour as there were no facilities at the health centre to perform an operation. Why could you be so selfish.
Kiyemba Harunah Obutasoma Buluma Bukulu ( illiteracy hurts at Old age ) many of you were nothing including You BebeCool who was abandoned by your a father when u wanted to join music yet he was a Minister. So coming this vomit mbu Entasiima Ebula ajiwa,gwe your family gave you illiteracy and we should not waste our energy on peasantry thinking mbu peace.
Genda osome
Kakungulu Kenneth ugandans have been seeing you as their role models,but its so bad that you have turned your back on the people who have supported you from the begining and sold your soul to the man who is oppressing them in order to power against their will.though you got the 400 million,but think about the expectant mothers dieing everyday in labour wards bse the the money meant for the health sector has been diverted to state house to buy votes,look at the sorry state of the u.p.e schools,do u enjoy having fans who cant analyse issues bse of weak foundation they got from the upe?
