On Thursday this week, local musician Gerald Kiwewa was arrested on allegations that he defamed Kayunga District Woman MP Ida Nantaba in a song.
Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson, Patrick Onyango, confirmed the news as he revealed that Kiwewa’s arrest followed complaint filed by minister Nantaba at the Criminal Investigations Directorate –CID.
“We have arrested Gerald Kiwewa because we recorded a complaint from Hon Ida Nantaba saying the lyrics in the song directly attack and defame her,” said Onyango.
In the song which was released about three months ago, Kiwewa sings that Nantaba should leave Zaake because she is the reason why he is always beaten to pulp.
However, speaking during an interview on a local TV, Nantaba denied having a hand in the arrest of Kiwewa. Nantaba said he does not know the artsite and she has never listened to the song.
The minister also said that if Kiwewa sang about ‘Nantaba’, no one has ownership of the name.
“I don’t own the Nantaba name; anyone is free to use it. We have heard many songs with different names but no one came up to make any arrest,” Nantaba said.