TAKEAWAYS

• Ronnie Mutabaazi accuses Eddy Kenzo of jumping onto trending stories for visibility.
• He claims past disagreements between Kenzo and Bebe Cool date back to the NRM campaign period.
• Mutabaazi also explains Bebe Cool’s alleged reasons for leaving the Uganda National Musicians Federation.

Bebe Cool’s manager, Ronnie Mutabaazi, has hit back at Eddy Kenzo following the Big Talent boss’ recent comments about the ongoing dispute between Bebe Cool and bloggers who claim they are yet to be paid for services rendered during the NRM campaigns.

Kenzo recently spoke to several media houses, insisting that he had no business in the disagreement and accusing Bebe Cool of repeatedly dragging his name into matters that do not concern him.

However, Mutabaazi has now dismissed Kenzo’s comments, accusing him of deliberately jumping onto a trending story to gain attention.

According to Mutabaazi, Kenzo is only involving himself because he wants visibility at a time when, in his view, the singer is no longer receiving the attention he once enjoyed.

“Eddy is just trying to get himself into a trending topic because he wants attention and visibility.”

Mutabaazi further accused Kenzo of having a long-standing agenda against Bebe Cool, claiming that several attempts to frustrate the Gagamel boss have failed.

He traced their disagreements back to the NRM campaign period, alleging that Kenzo tried to seek sympathy from different NRM offices in an attempt to block Bebe Cool’s progress.

“He has tried for a long time to destabilise Bebe Cool, but he has failed because Bebe keeps progressing.”

Mutabaazi also urged Kenzo to stop seeking sympathy and focus on his own career and businesses, arguing that both musicians have reached a stage where they should concentrate on their respective ventures.

“Eddy should grow up, gauge himself and understand that we are on different pedestals.”

On the bloggers’ payment dispute, Mutabaazi said their concerns are legitimate but urged them to avoid using derogatory language, arguing that Bebe Cool engaged them in good faith and should be given time to settle their payments.

He also rejected claims that Bebe Cool left the Uganda National Musicians Federation because he wanted to control the organisation.

Mutabaazi instead alleged that Bebe Cool became uncomfortable with what he described as a lack of transparency in the federation’s financial affairs, particularly over how funds were handled.

According to him, Bebe Cool had specific ideas about how the federation should operate but chose to leave after becoming dissatisfied with its management.