Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has received a call from Ugandan musician Eddy Kenzo requesting her to help him return home.
Eddy Kenzo is holed in Ivory Coast capital Abidjan where he went for a performance before being locked out following President Yoweri Museveni’s directive.
Kadaga told Parliament: “I received a phone call today from @eddykenzoficial who is stuck in Cote d’Ivoire where he had gone to perform. The lockdown found him out of the country. He is in dire straits. He has spent whatever he had. He’s unable to come home because the flights are not available.”
The Speaker urged government: “I call upon the Ministry of Foreign Affairs @mofaug, working through our Mission in #Abuja to offer him consular services so that he can be assisted to return home; but to also meet his bills.
Kadaga assured Parliament she will discuss the matter with head of state.
She said: “I will be informing H.E. @KagutaMuseveni about this matter so that he can be assisted. For him its even worse because he is in a French speaking country. Life is not as easy as it would be if he was in an English-speaking country where he could talk with people and get assistance.”
Who is Eddy Kenzo?
Edrisah Musuuza, known professionally as Eddy Kenzo, is a Ugandan singer and music executive who is a member of Big Talent Entertainment.
He received international attention after the release of his 2014 single, “Sitya Loss” and an accompanying viral video that featured the Ghetto Kids.
Wikipedia
Born: April 9, 1989 (age 31 years), Masaka
Full name: Edrisah Musuuza
Albums: Eddy Kenzo Music, Single, Roots, Sitya Loss, Biology, MORE
Awards: Nigeria Entertainment Award for African Artist of the Year (Non-Nigerian)
Children: Maya Musuuza, Amaal Musuuza
Award winning journalist and writer who has worked as a stringer for a couple of acclaimed South Africa based German journalists, covered 3 Ugandan elections, 2008 Kenya election crisis, with interests in business and sports reporting.
