This archive report was first published on 5 August 2019.
Ugandan musician Michael Kalinda, popularly known as Ziggy Wine, has died after an alleged attack by unknown assailants.
According to reports, Kalinda was abducted on July 21, 2019, and found three days later in a critical condition at Mulago Hospital in Uganda.
He had suffered severe injuries, including the loss of his left eye and two fingers chopped off.
Confirming the sad news, firebrand Opposition politician and fellow musician Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, alias Bobi Wine, said Kalinda took his last breath on Sunday night.
"Our friend Ziggy Wine could not make it. He passed on last night, succumbing to injuries sustained after a horrendous encounter with kidnap and torture," Bobi Wine tweeted on Monday.
On July 21, 2019, Ziggy Wine was abducted by unknown people on his way to the recording studios in Kamwokya. He was later found dumped at Mulago in a bad shape.
He was a member of the Firebase Crew owned by Bobi Wine and also a blogger.
