Singer Azawi has drawn a firm line between her music career and partisan politics, saying she prefers to stay neutral and will not be dragged into political mobilisation.
Speaking during an interview, the Swangz Avenue star said taking sides in politics would undermine her credibility and contradict the values she wants her brand to represent.
Azawi stressed that she has no intention of endorsing any political group or candidate.
“I am not siding with any political camp. I am not going to endorse anybody,” she said.
While she is open to working with government, she made it clear that such engagement must be purely professional—structured, transparent, and backed by a formal contract.
“I can work with government if they approach me for a song and we agree on a price. That’s business,” she explained.
However, she criticised the trend of artists accepting unexplained payments in exchange for political loyalty. She said such arrangements strip artists of independence.
“But this thing of being given money that’s not accounted for—you end up becoming a state bitch,” she said.
Her comments come at a time when many big-name Ugandan musicians have stepped into the political arena. A long list of performers—among them Bebe Cool, Eddy Kenzo, Ronald Mayinja, Jose Chameleone, Gravity Omutujju, Alien Skin, Catherine Kisasira, Lil Pazo, and Weasel Manizo—have been entertaining crowds at events linked to President Yoweri Museveni’s National Resistance Movement (NRM).
On the opposite side of the political spectrum, artists such as King Saha, Kabako, Fefe Buusi, and Nina Roz have become regular fixtures at National Unity Platform (NUP) rallies.
Amid this rising wave of politically active entertainers, Azawi insists she will not be one of them—her loyalty, she says, remains with her music and her principles.
