By BigEyeUg Team
Ugandan singer King Saha has taken a swipe at fellow artist Eddy Kenzo over what he calls a betrayal of the music industry’s fight for copyright reform.
Speaking candidly in a recent interview, Saha lamented the lack of progress on Uganda’s copyright law, blaming it for the limited international breakthrough of many local artists.
Saha argued that unlike musicians from countries with functioning copyright systems, Ugandan artists are forced to work without proper legal or financial protection for their work.
“The ones I’m supposed to compete with get benefits on stage and off stage. We can’t be the same,” he said.
Saha particularly called out Eddy Kenzo, who was once expected to champion the push for copyright reform in Uganda.
Instead, he claims, Kenzo has turned his focus elsewhere — specifically, towards his relationship with Hon. Phiona Nyamutoro, the State Minister for Energy and Mineral Development in the ruling NRM government.
“Even Kenzo, who was meant to spearhead this, settled for Phiona Nyamutoro and forgot about advocating for the amendment,” Saha added.
Eddy Kenzo, who currently heads the Uganda National Musicians Federation (UNMF), has previously voiced support for copyright reform, but critics say progress under his leadership has stalled.