Maurice Kirya joins race for UMA President

Singer Maurice Kirya is set to contest for the UMA President Seat- he has confirmed. This brings the number of candidates willing to vie for the slot ahead of new elections to three.

Using his social media pages, the singer stated that

“I’ve always been so passionate about Uganda arts, artists, and the Ugandan music industry as a whole. I’ve observed and experienced all the ups and the downs the Ugandan industry has faced and I’m truly amazed by the number of musicians who’ve contacted me and asked me to lead them as the next President of UMA, an important task that I know and believe that I’d carry out to the best of my ability,” he wrote.

Kirya added that “I’m able and willing to receive the honor to join my brothers and sisters in the race for the next Ugandan Musicians Association President, to unite, develop, and better the music industry,”