Singer Ronald Mayinja of the now famous Mzee Akalulu song is reported to have stolen a phone of Observer Journalist identified as Yudaya Nangozi after an interview.
It is believed that after the hour plus interview, Mayinja discovered that what he had shared with the reporter would land him in trouble with the ruling party NRM and Government.
“After a 2 hour interview at his home in Munyonyo, musician Ronald Mayinja has made off with our reporter Yudaya Nangozi’s mobile phone,” reads the statement issued by The Observer Newspaper.
The statement further reads that; “Mayinja first demanded that the audio recording be deleted, saying it was going to land him in trouble with the state
“He took off and temporarily locked our reporter in his home, falsely claiming she’d trespassed into his home – never mind that he voluntarily agreed to the interview, directed our reporter into the home, sat and talked for 2 hours and 30 minutes.
“He later changed his accusations, again falsely, claiming our reporter had taken photos of his naked children
“He has since offered to buy our reporter a new mobile phone, saying he has permanently destroyed the old one together with its SD card and SIM card.
“A case of phone theft SD:REF 29/7/1/2021 has been filed at Salama Road police station. Mayinja has been summoned to make a statement tomorrow at 10am.”