This archive report was first published on 31 October 2019.
On October 31, 2019, a Ugandan court handed down a 13-year prison sentence to Godfrey Wamala, also known as Troy, for his role in the death of musician Moses Sekibogo, aka Mowzey Radio.
Wamala, a night club bouncer, was initially charged with murder but was found guilty of manslaughter by Entebbe court Judge Jane Abodo after a 16-month trial.
The judge ruled that Wamala did not have malice or intention to kill Radio, who succumbed to injuries sustained during a brawl at a night club.
According to the judge, Wamala had done a ‘terrible’ thing in killing Radio, but took into account that he was a first offender and relatively young, capable of reforming.
As a result, the judge sentenced Wamala to 13 years, three months, and four days in prison, deducting the one year and eight months he had spent on remand since his arrest in 2018.
The case against Wamala was based on testimony from a witness, David Washington, who claimed to have seen Wamala physically harm Radio during the brawl.
