Eezzy Calls Out Ugandan Gov’t for Failing to Finance ‘Tumbiza Sound’ Remix

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By Gloria

Fast-rising Ugandan musician Eezzy has called out the Ministry of Health for failing to fund his 'Tumbiza Sound' remix as allegedly promised.

Last year, The Ministry of Health in Uganda petitioned the Ugandan Communications Commission to ban the trending song from playing on all media platforms, arguing that it had messages contradicting the guidelines provided by the government regarding the coronavirus.

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Speaking during a recent interview, Eezzy claimed that the government promised to pay him Ugx 40M to remix the song and produce a version encouraging Ugandans to adhere to the set guidelines.

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"Up to now, they have never called me back since the meeting. The last time they called, they wanted the lyrics changed, which I submitted, but they have never called me. I don't know what is going on and I can't go on with the song because there's no communication.

"I lost so much, my song would have had over 20 million views, but it is still stuck at 1 million views because people are scared of playing it. They don't know that I was earning from my YouTube channel," he told NBS Uncut.

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According to Ainebyoona Emmanuel from the MoH, they never promised Eezzy money for the whole remix. He claims they only agreed to handle the video after he had finished making the audio.

"That wasn't part of our discussion because he was supposed to work within his means. He shared the script with us and we agreed but there was nothing like finances involved," Emmanuel said in a phone interview.

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