Tag: Dixon Okello

  • Bebe Cool wants Ugandan musicians to end beefing

    Bebe Cool wants Ugandan musicians to end beefing

    Star singer Bebe Cool wants all Ugandan singers to unite and end beefing among themselves in the music industry. The ‘Mbozi Za Malwa’ singer said this during his weekly night at Top Notch Bar Ntinda last night where he and his band perform every Tuesday night in a night dubbed ‘Gagamel Night’.

    Bebe Cool performing at Top Notch Bar Ntinda last night

    As musicians let us all come together and say no to beefing and work together towards making this industry the best in Africa.

    The singer doing the night’s second edition said it was uncalled for, for the fans and artists to transfer their rivalries to third parties. “Why abuse my wife or children when you have beef with me, let us have respect for one another and forge a better way forward,” Bebe said.

    He advised fellow artistes and fans to stop attacking family members of so called rivals (especially their wives) who are innocent.

    The singer added, “Why should you honestly abuse my wife? If you are not happy with my success in the industry, just prove you are better by producing hit songs, that Ugandans will appreciate and love. We have moved forward and the days of ‘stupid beefing’ in the industry is the past now”

    He joked, “I have the capacity to strike his so called rivals hard (under the belt) but he said he can’t go that low.
    As an elder, i wouldn’t like us to go back to the old days, when goons were hired to attacked artistes and beefing was the norm.

    “We indeed struggled, to restore sanity in the industry and won’t appreciate seeing sponsors, revellers and venue owners shying away from the concerts. One love,” he concluded.

    “As a man who has handled all major concerts (security) and a friend to all Ugandan artistes, i was happy with Bebe Cool’s words of advice to his fellow artistes, at top Notch bar Ntinda, during the Gagamel night( on Tuesday),” Dixon Okello said.

    Dixon Okello
  • ‘It’s really sad but true, Events organizers and promoters cry out for help’- Dixon Okello

    ‘It’s really sad but true, Events organizers and promoters cry out for help’- Dixon Okello

    The rate at which the Police (RPCs, DPCs) and the District Internal Security Officers (DISO), demand for money for ‘facilitation’ and allowances, for officers deployed at events, from Event organizers and promoters, is very worrying and absolutely pathetic. Cases of officers, threatening to stop an event or arrest the promoter, even after hundreds of revelers have already accessed the venue, are increasing.

    What beats my understanding is that the senior officers, don’t even trust themselves. I have witnessed several times how senior officers clash for money at Namboole after an international match and at international music concerts and forget to supervise their juniors.

    In most cases, junior officers deployed, never get their allowances or are underpaid. I vividly remember officers, getting only 3000shs from their DPC after a big event, yet the promoter, had offered 20,000shs per officer.

    It’s now the norm for most DPCs, to claim that they will deploy 1000 officers, even for a small event of about 300 guests. Where will they get them from?

    It’s the duty of the police and sister agencies, to serve and protect Ugandans and they shouldn’t always be greedy for money and at the same time provide poor services, especially crowd control management. Just attend any international soccer match at Namboole, you will always see the area RPC,DPC,RISO,DISO and several senior officers, seated by the pitch and forgetting to monitor the situation in and around the stadium.

    I believe, it’s about time the inspector General of Police, formed a competent crack task force unit, that handles events/functions. This unit should be deployed at all sports events (mainly soccer) and concerts as is done abroad. Event promoters would find it easier to deal with them.

    Dixon Okello