Ministry of Health Files Petition to Ban Eezzy’s Viral Song ‘Tumbiza Sound’

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By Gloria

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The Ministry of Health in Uganda has petitioned the Ugandan Communications Commission to ban on Eezzy's trending song dubbed 'Tumbizza Sound' from playing on all media platforms.

According to the Ministry of Health, the viral song has messages contradicting the guidelines provided by the government in a bid to prevent further spread of Covid-19 virus.

“It has been noted with concern that there is a song being broadcasted on electronic and social media with messages contradicting the Ministry of Health standard operating procedures on COVID-19 prevention titled “Tumbiza Sound” by Eric Opoka A.K.A Eezzy. The message in the song has, in turn, caused misinformation among different audiences and subsequently creating complacency among the public," the Ministry of Health’s letter read in part.

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The Ministry of Healthy wants the song banned and has requested that going forward,  all edutainment productions with health information/messages on Covid-19 should be passed to the Ministry for audit before being shared to the media for broadcasting.

The debate on the contents of the song began sometime back, with Eezzy maintaining that the lyrics are not in any way meant to discredit the seriousness of the virus.

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According to him, he composed the song in abid to pile pressure on the government to ease the lock down that was negatively affecting thousands of Ugandans.