KAMPALA -
Ugandan musician Moses Ssekibogo, best known as Mowzey Radio, has died, a close family source confirmed early Thursday.
One of his managers, Balaam Barugahare, told
New Vision at around 8:15am local time that Radio breathed his last at Case Hospital in Kampala.
"Yes, Radio is gone. He died at 6:00am this morning," he said on phone.
"They are preparing to transfer his body to Mulago Hospital," he added.
He was 33.
Radio was a victim of an attack at a bar in Entebbe barely two weeks ago. The altercation left him with serious head injuries that necessitated a brain surgery at Case Hospital in Kampala.
Up until the time of his death Thursday morning, the Ugandan music star, who sang alongside Douglas Mayanja, aka Weasel, in the Goodlyfe Crew, had remained in critical state at the health facility.
His death comes just days after his mother, Jane Kasubo, had told a press conference at Case Hospital that Radio's condition was improving, as had been confirmed by doctors.
"My son has been on breathing with the help of machines, but now he can breathe on his own," she
told reporters last Friday.
Radio, famous for songs such as
Heart Attack,
Sweet Lady and
Can't Let You Go, was revered for his "heartwarming" and "lovely" voice by fans local and global alike.
Alongside Weasel, he made several collaborations with several musicians.
On Wednesday, Case Hospital said it had received sh30m from President Yoweri Museveni towards Radio's hospital bills.
"We thank you [President Museveni] so very much for the generous deed of contributing to hospital bills for Ugandan music vocallist Moses Ssekibogo alias Moze Radio," a statement by the health facility said.
"We admire your sincerity and dedication to your people. Moze Radio has been hospitalized at Case Hospital since 23rd January 2018 after he suffered major injuries during an altercation. He has been undergoing treatment in intensive care and everything possible is being done to ensure his recovery," the hospital said.
