‘Komawo’ is so far the biggest song collaboration that has happened to Ugandan music industry in a long time. ‘Komawo’ brings two legends together Navio and Joanita who sing two very different music genres, Hip-hop and One Beat (Kadongo Kamu) respectively.

This is a great song, Joanita Kawalya gives ‘Komawo‘ introduction an attractive vocal tune in Luganda (Mwaana wange Navio) that reminds one of the famous Afrigo band tunes thinking it is one of the Luganda songs. It is just until Navio joins in with impressive strong vocal English rap answering to Joanita then he takes us through his music career.

In ‘Komawo’, Joanita is calling out to Navio to come back home, he’s done enough in the music industry and should never forget where he came from. Navio in reply talks of his legendary journey, from Klear Kut to an international Hip-hop star who has traveled the world and has had a whole music experience.

The lyrics of ‘Komawo’ are original and inspiring. There’s a part Joanita talks of how Navio started singing “his style” of music (Hip-hop) and people wouldn’t understand, later on rhyme with his songs. This is so true of Ugandan fans, Hip-hop is still a crawling child that has not yet started walking but the likes of Navio, The Mith, JB, Ruyonga, GNL to mention but a few have lived to teach the child how to walk. Today, we see Navio pulling the same crowd as Bobi Wine who’s music Ugandans most identify with.

The video did the song even more justice! The first 5 seconds summarize Navio’s limelight as a rapper, large concerts, posh rides, media all over him and then his record label Navcorp logo. He is escorted from the airport to Joanita’s home (acting mother) where she is impatiently waiting for him to arrive.

Most interesting part of the video is seeing Joanita Kawalya nodding to the well shaped melodies and dancing to the rather funky beats. Navio concludes with thanking Klear Kut and mentioning that he’ll never forget where he came from, Rubaga, so significant to the church.

The biggest strength of the song ‘Komawo’ besides the unbeatable legends is the lyrics, it’s a legendary experience.

Song: Komawo

Album: Pride

Artist: Navio Ft Joanita Kawalya

Ugandan soldiers were killed and many injured during a heavy battle with the South Sudan rebels in Juba early this week, President Museveni revealed.

Museveni said this on Thursday admitting that the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) is actively fighting against Riek Machar’s rebels on behalf of the South Sudan government.

“Only the other day, January 13, the SPLA and elements of our army had a big battle with the rebel troops about 90km from Juba where we inflicted a big defeat on them,” Museveni said.

This comes a day after the Members of Parliament approved the motion to send the UPDF soldiers to South Sudan.

However, Museveni hails the Ugandan troops for the effort done in defeating the rebels.

“Unfortunately, many lives were lost on the side of the rebels. We also took casualties and had some dead,” he added without giving figures.

The resident revealed this on Wednesday at the International Conference on the great Lakes Region (IGCLR) Summit in Luanda, Angola.

Since December 15, there has been violence in South Sudan after rebels led by Riek Machar attempted to a coup against President Salvar Kiir’s government.

At least 300,000 people have been left displaced and many killed during the fighting.

Uganda government is giving the South Sudan government support to defeat the rebels. President Museveni said the crisis in as a result of power struggle and also ideological, organisational and discipline issues.

He however, blames the SPLM party for not resolving their disagreement within the party structures.

Meanwhile, some MPs have negatively reacted on Museveni’s revelations saying the government lied that Ugandan troops were only evacuating Ugandans.

Abdu Katuntu, the Shadow Attorney General said: “As Parliament, we need to take steps immediately now that we know we were lied to. We need the Executive to account for Ugandans they put in harm’s way because they got our approval fraudulently.”

Col Paddy Ankunda, the army spokesperson says that the details at Ugandan troops are still scanty at the moment but affirms that they have been successful in the battle.