Songwriter, producer, and recording artist Daddy Andre has been at odds with Eddy Kenzo for over two years.
The disagreement started after the formation of the Uganda National Musicians Federation (UNMF). Andre believes the federation is a political device of the NRM authorities, aimed toward curbing Bobi Wine’s affect within the music trade.
Andre has now accused Kenzo of giving artists false hope in regards to the copyright regulation. He claimed the federal government shouldn’t be all for amending the regulation.
“Musuuza not too long ago stated he was preventing for the copyright regulation. That’s a commendable effort, however he ought to know he isn’t the primary to advocate for this. I wish to inform him that he’s giving artists false hope as a result of the federal government shouldn’t be able to take the regulation to Parliament for modification,” Andre stated throughout an interview with an area tv station.
In early December, Kenzo revealed that the cupboard had already authorized the regulation and promised that it might quickly be delivered to Parliament, after which the President would signal it into regulation.
Artists, beneath Kenzo’s management, have spent over two years assembly with authorities officers on the UNMF workplaces, lobbying for amendments to the copyright regulation.
The copyright regulation was first launched to Parliament in 2022 by Hillary Kiyaga, also referred to as Dr. Hilderman, who’s the Shadow Minister of Culture. However, the federal government took over the method by means of the Uganda Law Reform Commission.
