Local singer Fik Fameica original names Shafik Walukagga and his producer Martin Musoke alias Artin Pro have been dragged to Highhcourt for allegedly demeaning women in their hit song “property” .
A female lawyer ; MS. Prisidia Nagasha wants court to compel Fik Fameica and Artin to issue a public apology to all women and girls in the country for undermining thier rights by referring to them as property to be owned and eaten.
Fameica and Artin Pro have been sued alongside the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) which is accused of failing to protect Ugandans from consuming harmful content as the “property ” song enjoys wide play in the media .
In her law suit filed before the High Court, Nagasha is seeking for a court’s declaration that the said song demeans, undermines and discriminates against women and girls in Uganda.
She narrates that in 2018, Walukagga and Musoke sung, recorded and produced a song titled Property which has lyrics like my woman is my property, my woman is my chappati, my yoghurt, my bughatti among other references.
“The song not only equates women and girls to property worth purchasing and owning which sends a negative message to the public about the status and capacity of women in the society but also underscores the achievements attained by government thorough affirmative action” she contends
The aggrieved lawyer therefore seeks an order to have the contentious song withdrawn from all media platforms in the county.
This is not the first time the song has come under criticism for undermining women.
Quinn Abenakyo, the former Miss World Africa and youths under “Plan Uganda” previously called for the ban of the song for violating women and girls rights.
Those are only good words for love, why do women want to be called honey, sweet, etc are they so? Instead of suing the artists they should sue the Government for not implementing the coppyright law for Artists to gain from our creatives.