Musician Joseph Mayanja alias Jose Chameleone has lashed out at the leader of the National Unity Platform (NUP) Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine for calling Ugandan artistes beggars over their recent engagement with the coordinator Operation Wealth Creation, Gen Salim Saleh on the issues regarding entertainment industry.
Kyagulanyi has on several occasions criticised Ugandan artistes for becoming beggars in their country simply because of refusing to stand in solidarity with the suffering Ugandans.
At the begging of this year several artistes have been travelling to Gulu to meet Gen Saleh seeking financial help given the effects of COVID-19 lockdown and this was not the first time ever since the pandemic hit the country that led to the closure of the entertainment industry coming to two years now.
In what is seen to be a rebuttal, Chameleone said Bobi Wine has no moral authority to talk about the entertainment industry and yet the singer turned politician has also been traveling in foreign countries begging for help other than joining them to improve the industry.
“That word ‘beggars’ he {Bobi Wine} was despising the entire music industry because he became relevant because of music. Calling us beggars was very wrong yet he also traversed the all-country begging for votes, he won’t have done so, he would have remained home,” he said while on NBS’ Uncut Show on Wednesday night.
Chameleone said Bobi Wine should understand that music is not politics noting that it’s not Bobi wine who controls his head nor does he feed his family.
“We didn’t go Gulu to beg for financial help, I would like Ugandans to understand this very well. Salim Saleh is my fan, Salim Saleh is Bebe Cool’s fan. He has the authority to call the artistes to understand how we can unite and improve the industry because he is the brother to the president,” said Chameleone.
The furious Chameleon also said that he has seen a picture on social media where Bobi wine was pausing with Gen Saleh questioning whether he had also gone to beg.
“I would like to ask Bobi Wine. What plan does he has for the entertainment industry because he is great because of this industry? We would like to know whether he is still a musician or he has abandoned it completely. If he is still a musician, there are a lot of things that we need him as an artiste,” he stated.
Chameleon stated that Bobi Wine doesn’t owe him anything and thus should stop his stories of blackmail.